Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of HTH participants relative to San Mateo County and the U.S. population1
| HTH2 | San Mateo County | U.S. | ||
| Mean Age in years (SE) | 55.7 (0.5) | 53.7 (0.5) | 54.3 (0.2) | |
| Sex (%) | Male | 34.6 | 47.8 | 47.4 |
| Female | 65.4 | 52.2 | 52.6 | |
| Ethnicity (%) | Hispanic or Latino | 62.8 | 14.9 | 10.2 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 15.5 | 59.0 | 73.7 | |
| African American | 9.5 | 0.8 | 10.5 | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 12.2 | 22.9 | 4.2 | |
| Other | 0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | |
| Education (%) | < High School | 61.3 | 16.1 | 15.2 |
| High School Graduate | 15.9 | 15.3 | 32.3 | |
| Some College | 13.3 | 25.5 | 25.1 | |
| College Graduate | 8.9 | 43.1 | 27.3 | |
| Marital Status (%) | Never Married | 16.5 | 14.6 | 9.9 |
| Married/Living with a Partner | 39.3 | 62.0 | 64.1 | |
| Separated | 18.8 | 7.1 | 4.2 | |
| Divorced | 12.4 | 7.1 | 13.0 | |
| Widowed | 9.6 | 9.2 | 8.8 | |
| Employment Status (%) | Employed | 38.2 | 63.5 | 61.3 |
| Unemployed | 26.2 | 3.6 | 2.2 | |
| Disabled or Otherwise Not in Labor Force | 18.8 | 7.7 | 22.7 | |
| Retired | 13.9 | 25.1 | 13.8 |
1Estimates for San Mateo County and U.S. populations are based on the January 2006 Current Population Survey of adults between the ages of 35 and 85.
2The percentages for education, marital status and employment status do not add up to 100% because of missing data.