Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Respondents With Diabetes, Missouri Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1994–2002

Characteristic	Non-Hispanic Black	White	All	P Valuea
No. in sample (% of state population, weightedb)	101 (16)	741 (84)	842	NA
Mean age, y (SD)	57.0 (16.2)	61.2 (12.7)	61.1 (13.3)	.04
Annual household income, %
<$10,000	20	12	13	.07
$10,000-19,999	22	27	26
≥$20,000	58	61	61
Marital status, %
Married	44	65	62	.003
Not married	56	35	38
Sex, %
Female	47	48	51	.45
Male	53	52	49
Education, %
Some high school	21	20	20	.56
High school graduate	31	40	39
Some college	30	23	24
College graduate	18	17	17
Body mass index, %
Normal (<25)	30	22	24	.23
Overweight (25.0-29.9)	45	43	43
Obese (≥30)	25	35	33
Have insurance, %
Yes	87	93	92	.11
No	13	7	8
Currently employed, %
Yes	40	31	33	.20
No	60	69	67

NA indicates not applicable.

^a P values determined by chi-square test.

^bWeighted to U.S. census data for Missouri.