Table 1.
Characteristics of Sample (n = 9,011)
| Characteristic | Weighted % |
| Female | 66.5 |
| Age-group | |
| 18 – 29 y | 17.8 |
| 30 – 39 y | 22.0 |
| 40 – 49 y | 21.1 |
| 50 – 59 y | 15.5 |
| 60 y and older | 23.5 |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White/other | 78.3 |
| Black | 12.0 |
| Hispanic | 9.7 |
| Education | |
| <High school | 18.2 |
| High school graduate | 31.6 |
| Some college | 23.2 |
| College graduate | 27.0 |
| Annual income | |
| <$25,000 | 54.5 |
| $25,000 – $50,000 | 29.4 |
| >$50,000 | 16.1 |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 48.5 |
| Never married | 23.1 |
| Divorced | 16.2 |
| Widowed | 10.0 |
| Separated | 2.2 |
| Insurance | |
| None | 11.2 |
| Public | 14.4 |
| Private | 74.1 |
| Reported health status | |
| Excellent | 16.8 |
| Very good | 37.0 |
| Good | 31.0 |
| Fair | 12.2 |
| Poor | 2.9 |
| Region of country | |
| Northeast | 19.2 |
| Midwest | 23.1 |
| South | 35.2 |
| West | 22.5 |
| Urban/rural location | |
| Urban | 81.5 |
| Rural | 18.5 |
Note: Unweighted number of observations; n per category varied from 8,926 to 9,011 because of missing data.