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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Sep 28.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2018 Aug 28;169(7):429–438. doi: 10.7326/M17-3440

Appendix Table 1.

Study Population for the Whole Population and Each Subgroup, 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System*

Variable Current
(n = 15 240)
Daily
(n = 5021)
Total
(n = 466 842)
Sex (missing n = 51)
 Male 7823 2782 201 991
 Female 7414 2236 264 800
Age (missing n = 5788)
 18-24 y 2328 642 25 345
 25-29 y 1502 513 21 885
 30-34 y 1430 517 24 248
 35-39 y 1300 459 26 000
 40-44 y 1110 409 26 025
 45-49 y 1253 402 31 649
 50-54 y 1483 480 40 195
 55-59 y 1637 497 48 014
 60-64 y 1352 451 52 927
 65-69 y 940 315 54 048
 70-74 y 527 198 42 271
 75-79 y 191 67 30 397
 ≥80 y 85 31 38 050
Sexual orientation (missing n = 30 168)
 Heterosexual 6043 2014 191 247
 Lesbian/gay 192 69 3038
 Bisexual 304 93 3416
Gender identity (missing n = 32 146)
 Cisgender 6548 2166 201 031
 Transgender 54 25 779
Race/ethnicity (missing n = 9834)
 White 11 811 4117 355 640
 African American 890 173 37 247
 Alaskan and Native American 316 87 6854
 Asian 275 95 9761
 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 83 28 1367
 Multiracial 565 161 9104
 Hispanic 992 256 37 035
Employment status (missing n = 3109)
 Employed for wages 7152 2495 188 107
 Self-employed 1242 402 39 871
 Out of work for ≥1 y 579 155 9368
 Out of work for <1 y 658 179 9114
 Homemaker 611 195 26 087
 Student 753 186 11 980
 Retired 1780 628 143 704
 Unable to work 2359 738 35 502
Education (missing n = 1353)
 Less than high school diploma 1556 466 35 839
 High school diploma 5448 1800 130 479
 Some college 8210 2745 299 171
Exercise during past 30 days (missing n = 103 017)
 Yes 10 956 3608 347 656
 No 4260 98 042 16 169
Body mass index (missing n = 30 067)
 <18.5 kg/m2 414 130 7311
 18.5 to <25 kg/m2 5134 1586 138 730
 25 to <30 kg/m2 4764 1584 157 618
 ≥30 kg/m2 4341 1534 133 116
Alcohol use (missing n = 6089)
 Yes 8713 2738 237 262
 No 6319 2210 223 491
Income (missing n = 8573)
 Below poverty line 2597 723 46 232
 Within 100% to 200% of poverty line 4045 1289 98 337
 >200% of poverty line 8142 2890 313 700
Relationship status (missing n = 2775)
 Without a partner 8667 2642 205 722
 With partner 6495 2356 258 345
Pregnant (missing n = 211) 40 11 2453
 No 13 361 4428 406 482
 Yes 1730 555 56 345
Diabetes (missing n = 749)
 No 13 443 4462 393 878
 Prediabetes 260 76 8549
 Diabetes 1502 474 63 666
Cancer (missing n = 1051)
 No 14 022 4658 419 933
 Yes 1163 350 45 858
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (missing n = 2046)
 No 12 628 4232 425 527
 Yes 2517 765 39 269
Asthma (missing n = 1317)
 No 12 142 4089 402 247
 Yes 3043 915 63 278
Depression (missing n = 1871)
 No 9770 3179 382 273
 Yes 5387 1816 82 698
Chronic kidney disease (missing n = 1508)
 No 14 657 4823 447 579
 Yes 520 177 17 755
*

Missing n = 19 461. Values are numbers.

Asked in only 26 states (total population = 234 147).

Asked of those who identified their gender as women and were younger than 44 y.