Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the study population by homeownership
| Residential Status | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own | Rental* | ||||
| Characteristic |
N
(171989906) |
% |
N
(85419454) |
% | p-value |
| Age, years | < 0.0001 | ||||
| 18 to 24 | 8,068,378 | 26.3 | 22,563,307 | 73.7 | |
| 25 to 34 | 20,886,709 | 46.5 | 24,021,877 | 53.5 | |
| 35 to 44 | 28,319,785 | 67.1 | 13,907,971 | 32.9 | |
| 45 to 54 | 31,106,576 | 76.5 | 9,551,869 | 23.5 | |
| 55 to 64 | 34,869,764 | 82.1 | 7,566,007 | 17.8 | |
| 65 or older | 48,738,695 | 86.2 | 7,808,424 | 13.8 | |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 83,402,252 | 66.5 | 41,987,823 | 33.5 | 0.0937 |
| Female | 88,587,655 | 67.1 | 43,431,631 | 32.9 | |
| Race | |||||
| White, Non-Hispanic | 120,738,729 | 76.0 | 38,106,120 | 24.0 | < 0.0001 |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 15,393,571 | 50.8 | 14,910,720 | 49.2 | |
| Asian, Non-Hispanic | 8,871,825 | 61.6 | 5,530,020 | 38.4 | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native, Non-Hispanic | 1,518,894 | 59.2 | 1,047,905 | 40.8 | |
| Hispanic | 22,324,875 | 48.7 | 23,559,438 | 51.3 | |
| Other Race, Non-Hispanic | 3,142,012 | 58.1 | 2,265,250 | 41.9 | |
| Marital Status | |||||
| Married | 109,365,845 | 84.9 | 19,492,904 | 15.1 | |
| Divorced | 17,092,689 | 63.1 | 9,992,658 | 36.9 | |
| Widowed | 13,884,867 | 79.0 | 3,698,382 | 21.0 | |
| Separated | 2,715,514 | 42.5 | 3,676,648 | 57.5 | |
| Never married | 22,356,932 | 35.6 | 40,497,166 | 64.4 | |
| A member of an unmarried couple | 5,597,536 | 43.8 | 7,191,785 | 56.2 | |
| Smoking | |||||
| Current | 19,357,586 | 56.1 | 15,122,652 | 43.9 | < 0.0001 |
| Former | 44,427,141 | 76.6 | 13,577,327 | 23.4 | |
| Never | 97,871,864 | 65.6 | 51,231,763 | 34.4 | |
| Alcohol in the past 30 days | |||||
| 0 days at least 1 drink | 73,297,417 | 64.5 | 40,404,516 | 35.5 | < 0.0001 |
| 1–10 days at least 1 drink | 57,311,621 | 67.0 | 28,192,009 | 33.0 | |
| 11–20 days at least 1 drink | 13,849,614 | 71.6 | 5,499,665 | 28.4 | |
| 21–30 days at least 1 drink | 14,251,909 | 77.0 | 4,259,805 | 23.0 | |
| Living with depressed, mentally ill, or Suicidal person | |||||
| Yes | 6,851,043 | 57.9 | 4,982,733 | 42.1 | < 0.0001 |
| No | 41,596,581 | 72.4 | 15,882,950 | 27.6 | |
| Living with a person using illegal drugs or prescriptions | |||||
| Yes | 4,614,597 | 56.9 | 3,499,600 | 43.1 | < 0.0001 |
| No | 43,926,878 | 71.7 | 17,340,296 | 28.3 | |
| Living with alcoholic | |||||
| Yes | 10,408,385 | 65.0 | 5,612,729 | 35.0 | < 0.0001 |
| No | 38,143,521 | 71.4 | 15,305,396 | 28.6 | |
| Education | |||||
| Did not graduate high school | 15,183,151 | 47.3 | 16,934,269 | 52.7 | < 0.0001 |
| Graduated high school | 44,097,629 | 62.0 | 26,972,172 | 38.0 | |
| Attended college or technical school | 53,128,866 | 67.8 | 25,279,691 | 32.2 | |
| Graduated from college or technical school | 59,079,872 | 78.7 | 15,965,960 | 21.3 | |
| Employment | |||||
| Employed for wages | 78,634,346 | 66.4 | 39,711,458 | 33.6 | < 0.0001 |
| Self-employed | 16,661,527 | 73.6 | 5,975,849 | 26.4 | |
| Out of work for 1 year or more | 2,782,098 | 47.0 | 3,142,289 | 53.0 | |
| Out of work for less than 1 year | 6,435,066 | 46.1 | 7,535,284 | 53.9 | |
| A homemaker | 9,388,654 | 71.7 | 3,712,769 | 28.3 | |
| A student | 3,733,466 | 29.1 | 9,117,938 | 70.9 | |
| Retired | 43,307,820 | 87.5 | 6,197,486 | 12.5 | |
| Unable to work | 8,203,387 | 50.6 | 8,021,663 | 49.4 | |
| Income | |||||
| Less than $15,000 | 7,004,443 | 35.9 | 12,522,654 | 64.1 | < 0.0001 |
| $15,000 to less than $25,000 | 15,349,996 | 49.1 | 15,911,178 | 50.9 | |
| $25,000 to less than $35,000 | 10,868,538 | 56.5 | 8,356,890 | 43.5 | |
| $35,000 to less than $50,000 | 17,366,898 | 66.4 | 8,770,981 | 33.6 | |
| $50,000 or more | 89,300,512 | 81.4 | 20,420,189 | 18.6 | |
| Urban or Rural Counties | |||||
| Urban Counties | 157,519,872 | 66.1 | 80,788,894 | 33.9 | < 0.0001 |
| Rural Counties | 12,549,336 | 77.1 | 3,721,449 | 22.9 | |
*n = 20,507 (6.3%) who reported “other living arrangements” were included in the rental
P-value is from Rao-Scott Chi-Square Test comparing participant characteristics by homeownership