TABLE 2—
Individual- and Area-Level Characteristics, by Race and Area of Aggregation: Current Population Survey Respondents Aged 25 to 74 Years
| State-Level Sample | County-Level Sample | |||
| Whites (n = 167 853) | Blacks (n = 18 028) | Whites (n = 51 327) | Blacks (n = 7120) | |
| Mean proportion of population in poor or fair health (SD) | 0.130 (0.34) | 0.222*** (0.42) | 0.120 (0.33) | 0.191*** (0.39) |
| Mean age, y (SD) | 45.52 (13.37) | 43.4*** (12.81) | 45.43 (13.30) | 43.25*** (12.64) |
| Mean annual household income per capita, thousands of $ (SD) | 21.40 (21.05) | 14.24*** (14.79) | 23.90 (25.18) | 15.80*** (16.16) |
| Hispanic, % | 11.1 | 2.2*** | 17.5 | 4.2*** |
| Female, % | 50.8 | 55.3*** | 50.9 | 54.9*** |
| Married, % | 68.3 | 41.6*** | 65.3 | 41.2*** |
| Divorced, separated, or widowed, % | 17.9 | 27.7*** | 18.7 | 27.0*** |
| Any health insurance coverage, % | 85.6 | 77.8*** | 84.3 | 77.3*** |
| Less than high school education, % | 14.8 | 22.6*** | 14.4 | 19.4*** |
| Some college education, % | 25.4 | 26.1* | 25.9 | 27.6** |
| College degree or higher, % | 26.1 | 14.5*** | 29.5 | 18.0*** |
| Residence in metropolitan area, % | 74.9 | 84.6*** | . . . | . . . |
| Residence within central city, % | 23.2 | 54.1*** | . . . | . . . |
| Mean proportion Black in area (SD) | 0.120 (0.07) | 0.172*** (0.08) | 0.117 (0.10) | 0.260*** (0.16) |
| Mean state or county household income, thousands of $ (SD) | 44.493 (5.40) | 44.157*** (5.72) | 50.288 (12.94) | 46.831*** (11.61) |
Note. Descriptive statistics were calculated through application of the supplemental weight provided in the Current Population Survey to individual observations.
*P ≤ .10; **P ≤ .05; ***P ≤ .01.