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. 2023 Jun 30;18(6):e0287730. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287730

Table 1. Characteristics of survey participants by socioeconomic status (n = 6,136).

Demographics All (n = 6,136) Socioeconomic Status* P-value
Low (n = 1,712) Middle (n = 2,033) High (n = 2,391)
All (%)
Age, years < .0001§
 Mean (SD) 56.8 (13.2) 58.3 (14.3) 57.6 (13.0) 54.9 (12.4)
 Median (25th, 75th) 58.0 (48.0 to 67.0) 61.0 (49.0, 69.0) 59.0 (50.0, 67.0) 55.0 (47.0, 64.0)
Age, years < .0001
 18–34 452 (7.4) 156 (9.1) 131 (6.4) 165 (6.9)
 35–49 1217 (19.8) 273 (16) 351 (17.3) 593 (24.8)
 50–64 2543 (41.4) 603 (35.2) 870 (42.8) 1070 (44.8)
 65+ 1924 (31.4) 680 (39.7) 681 (33.5) 563 (23.6)
Sex 0.003
 Male 2018 (32.9) 494 (28.9) 676 (33.3) 848 (35.5)
 Female 4118 (67.1) 1218 (71.1) 1357 (66.8) 1543 (64.5)
Race Ethnicity < .0001
 White, Non-Hispanic 5434 (88.6) 1438 (84) 1811 (89.1) 2185 (91.4)
 Black, Non-Hispanic 326 (5.3) 151 (8.8) 104 (5.1) 71 (3)
 Hispanic 127 (2.1) 41 (2.4) 44 (2.2) 42 (1.8)
 Other 249 (4.1) 82 (4.8) 74 (3.6) 93 (3.9)
Marital Status < .0001
 Single, Never Married 556 (9.0) 237 (13.8) 173 (8.5) 146 (6.1)
 Married/Living as Married 4604 (75.0) 986 (57.6) 1597 (78.6) 2021 (84.5)
 Widowed, Separated or Divorced 976 (15.9) 489 (28.6) 263 (12.9) 224 (9.4)
Health Insurance < .0001
 None 182 (3.0) 106 (6.2) 63 (3.1) 13 (0.5)
 Public Insurance 795 (13.0) 507 (29.6) 200 (9.8) 88 (3.7)
 Private Insurance 3528 (57.5) 500 (29.2) 1191 (58.6) 1837 (76.8)
 Public & Private Insurance 1631 (26.6) 599 (35.0) 579 (28.5) 453 (19.0)
State < .0001
 Indiana 233 (3.8) 94 (42.3) 68 (35.0) 71 (23.2)
 Ohio 4145 (96.2) 1618 (57.7) 1965 (65.0) 2320 (76.8)
Region of Residence < .0001
 Rural 1991 (32.5) 724 (42.3) 712 (35.0) 555 (23.2)
 Metro 4145 (67.6) 988 (57.7) 1321 (65.0) 1836 (76.8)

* Including education, household income, and occupational status

Chi-Square tests from the association between each demographic variable and socioeconomic status

Including participants who self-identified with more than one racial group

§ One-way ANOVA