Table 2.
Characteristics of Adults Without Disability (n = 46,372) and Adults With Disability (n = 4038), Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2001a
| Characteristic | Adults Without Disability, % | Adults With Disability, % | P Value |
| Meets moderate activity standard recommended by CDC and ACSMb | 43.3 | 25.4 | <.001 |
| Age, y | <.001 | ||
| 18-29 | 19.0 | 5.8 | — |
| 30-49 | 43.2 | 29.6 | — |
| 50-64 | 21.9 | 27.7 | — |
| 65-79 | 13.1 | 24.5 | — |
| ≥80 | 2.8 | 12.4 | — |
| Race and ethnicity | .06 | ||
| White non-Hispanic | 76.8 | 77.5 | — |
| African American non-Hispanic | 12.2 | 12.7 | — |
| Other non-Hispanic | 5.2 | 4.4 | — |
| Hispanic | 5.9 | 5.3 | — |
| Male sex | 41.4 | 31.7 | <.001 |
| Education level | <.001 | ||
| Less than high school | 9.0 | 21.6 | — |
| High school graduate | 30.7 | 32.7 | — |
| Some college | 27.4 | 25.7 | — |
| College graduate | 33.0 | 19.9 | — |
| Employment | <.001 | ||
| Working or homemaker | 75.5 | 32.5 | — |
| Not working | 20.0 | 40.7 | — |
| Student | 3.0 | 1.0 | — |
| Unable to work | 1.6 | 25.8 | — |
| Annual income, $ | <.001 | ||
| <10,000 | 3.8 | 15.4 | — |
| 10,000-14,999 | 4.2 | 11.8 | — |
| 15,000-19,999 | 6.9 | 13.6 | — |
| 20,000-24,999 | 9.0 | 12.6 | — |
| 25,000-34,999 | 15.2 | 13.5 | — |
| 35,000-49,999 | 19.5 | 12.9 | — |
| 50,000-74,999 | 18.4 | 9.9 | — |
| ≥75,000 | 22.8 | 10.3 | — |
| Marital status | <.001 | ||
| Married | 54.5 | 42.8 | — |
| Divorced | 12.8 | 16.8 | — |
| Widowed | 8.2 | 22.8 | — |
| Separated | 2.7 | 3.8 | — |
| Never married | 19.1 | 12.0 | — |
| Member of an unmarried couple | 2.7 | 1.9 | — |
| Live alone | 32.2 | 46.2 | <.001 |
| Health care access | |||
| Have health insurance | 88.7 | 90.4 | .001 |
| Have personal doctor | 80.5 | 89.5 | <.001 |
| General health | <.001 | ||
| Excellent | 24.4 | 5.4 | — |
| Very good | 36.6 | 12.8 | — |
| Good | 28.4 | 25.5 | — |
| Fair | 8.7 | 28.9 | — |
| Poor | 1.9 | 27.3 | — |
| Chronic medical conditions | |||
| Diabetes | 5.4 | 17.8 | <.001 |
| Arthritis | 20.3 | 59.6 | <.001 |
| Asthma | 6.1 | 17.3 | <.001 |
| Body mass index | <.001 | ||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 1.9 | 3.1 | — |
| Normal (18.5-24.9) | 42.1 | 31.4 | — |
| Overweight (25-29.9) | 36.6 | 32.0 | — |
| Obese (≥30) | 19.4 | 33.5 | — |
| Smoking | |||
| Current smoker | 21.9 | 25.9 | <.001 |
| Has smoked 100 cigarettes in lifetime | 45.7 | 57.5 | <.001 |
| Alcohol consumption: type of drinker | <.001 | ||
| Do not drink alcohol | 46.7 | 67.5 | — |
| Moderate drinker | 48.4 | 29.6 | — |
| Heavy drinker | 5.0 | 2.9 | — |
| At risk for binge drinking | 13.1 | 6.3 | <.001 |
a
Data were used from the District of Columbia and the 12 states that administered the Quality of Life and Caregiving Module: Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee, Utah, and Virginia.
b
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommend 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity on at least 5 days per week in segments of at least 10 minutes (32).