Table 1.
Characteristics of black, non-Hispanic and Hispanic adults in the sample.
| Black, non-Hispanic | Hispanic | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | (n) | % | (n) | |
| Total | (2,822) | (3,069) | ||
| Age | ||||
| 18–34 | 35.1 | (702) | 39.4 | (1,033) |
| 35–64 | 49.3 | (1,396) | 49.5 | (1,528) |
| >64 | 15.6 | (724) | 11.0 | (508) |
| Female | 54.1 | (1,672) | 50.6 | (1,757) |
| Married | 32.9 | (728) | 49.1 | (1,354) |
| Employed | 61.9 | (1,579) | 66.5 | (1,954) |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 13.2 | (446) | 27.7 | (881) |
| High school graduate/GED | 28.7 | (785) | 27.1 | (797) |
| Some college | 22.4 | (605) | 17.4 | (482) |
| College degree | 35.7 | (986) | 27.7 | (909) |
| Poverty statusa | ||||
| <100% FPLb | 20.6 | (581) | 18.0 | (542) |
| 100%–199% FPL | 23.5 | (537) | 28.6 | (708) |
| 200%–399% FPL | 28.7 | (658) | 30.5 | (743) |
| ≥400% FPL | 27.2 | (558) | 22.9 | (586) |
| Health insurance | ||||
| None | 11.7 | (300) | 23.6 | (677) |
| Public only | 28.1 | (922) | 24.4 | (844) |
| Any private | 60.2 | (1,600) | 52.0 | (1,548) |
| Chronic conditions | ||||
| None | 43.6 | (1,031) | 58.4 | (1,659) |
| 1 | 28.2 | (745) | 23.1 | (713) |
| ≥2 | 28.2 | (1,046) | 18.6 | (697) |
a
Poverty Status was imputed by the National Center for Health Statistics. Cell sizes reflect unimputed frequencies.
b
FPL, Federal Poverty Level.