Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics
| Characteristics | Total Sample | White | Black | Mexican American | Other Hispanic | Other Non-Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n= | 32,749 | 25474 | 4147 | 1127 | 1082 | 919 |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 79.0 | |||||
| Black | 10.1 | |||||
| Mexican American | 4.1 | |||||
| Other Hispanic | 3.5 | |||||
| Other NonHispanic | 3.3 | |||||
| Sleep Duration | ||||||
| ≤6 hours | 24.6 | 23.5 | 30.8 | 23.9 | 28.7 | 26.2 |
| 7 or 8 hours | 65.9 | 67.6 | 55.1 | 64.2 | 62.6 | 65.7 |
| ≥9 hours | 9.5 | 8.9 | 14.1 | 12.0 | 8.8 | 9.2 |
| Mean Age | 43.2 | 44.3 | 40.6 | 36. 3 | 39.5 | 39.0 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 52.1 | 51.7 | 56.2 | 52.3 | 57.2 | 55.5 |
| Male | 47.9 | 48.3 | 43.9 | 47.7 | 42.8 | 44.5 |
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Married | 66.4 | 69.2 | 46.1 | 67.3 | 62.3 | 66.2 |
| Single | 17.6 | 15.4 | 29.8 | 21.9 | 20.4 | 23.8 |
| Separated | 2.1 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 1.9 |
| Divorced | 7.5 | 7.3 | 10.1 | 4.7 | 9.1 | 5.2 |
| Widowed | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 2.9 |
| Education | ||||||
| Less than 12 yrs edu | 19.5 | 16.5 | 28.7 | 48.6 | 28.6 | 16.4 |
| 12 years edu | 38.5 | 39.3 | 40.5 | 31.1 | 32.3 | 29.3 |
| 13to15 years edu | 20.8 | 21.2 | 19.5 | 15.2 | 21.9 | 21.6 |
| 16 years edu | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.2 | 3.4 | 9.8 | 15.2 |
| 17+ years edu | 9.2 | 10.0 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 7.4 | 17.6 |
| Family Income | ||||||
| Less than 10K | 10.8 | 8.7 | 24.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 10.3 |
| 10 to 15K | 9.2 | 8.3 | 13.0 | 15.2 | 11.9 | 9.3 |
| 15 to 20K | 10.3 | 9.5 | 14.8 | 13.4 | 11.9 | 8.5 |
| 20 to 25 K | 9.2 | 9.2 | 7.9 | 12.7 | 9.4 | 8.8 |
| 25 to 35K | 17.2 | 17.5 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 16.8 | 18.2 |
| 35 to 50K | 19.7 | 20.9 | 13.7 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 18.2 |
| 50K and above | 23.7 | 26.0 | 11.2 | 12.9 | 18.9 | 26.7 |
| Employment | ||||||
| employed | 67.6 | 67.9 | 64.5 | 68.7 | 66.4 | 69.1 |
| Unemployed | 3.1 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| Not in Labor Force <65 | 16.6 | 15.2 | 20.4 | 22.3 | 23.2 | 22.4 |
| Not in Labor Force 65+ | 12.8 | 14.2 | 9.1 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 6.0 |
| Family Size | ||||||
| 1.00 | 15.9 | 16.5 | 17.1 | 7.0 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| 2.00 | 31.0 | 33.5 | 23.9 | 15.4 | 22.4 | 21.5 |
| 3.00 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 21.2 | 18.7 | 20.3 | 18.7 |
| 4.00 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.1 | 19.7 | 23.3 | 22.8 |
| 5 or more | 14.0 | 11.2 | 19.8 | 39.3 | 21.4 | 24.3 |
| Self-Rated Health | ||||||
| Excellent, Very Good, Good Health | 89.5 | 90.3 | 83.6 | 87.7 | 88.9 | 91.6 |
| Fair or Poor Health | 10.5 | 9.7 | 16.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 8.4 |
| Stress Level | ||||||
| A lot | 29.2 | 30.4 | 26.4 | 22.2 | 24.3 | 22.3 |
| Moderate | 37.8 | 39.9 | 30.9 | 27.3 | 27.8 | 31.2 |
| Relatively Little | 20.7 | 19.6 | 25.2 | 24.5 | 25.1 | 25.4 |
| Almost None | 12.5 | 10.1 | 17.5 | 26.0 | 22.8 | 21.1 |
| Thought about seeking professional help for stress | 12.6 | 13.3 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 8.8 |
| Smoking Status | ||||||
| Never Smoked | 49.2 | 46.8 | 56.3 | 58.6 | 58.0 | 62.5 |
| Former Smoker | 25.1 | 27.2 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 17.0 |
| Current Smoker | 25.8 | 26.1 | 26.5 | 23.9 | 24.4 | 20.50 |
| Exercise Participation | ||||||
| No | 58.0 | 56.7 | 64.4 | 62.7 | 65.0 | 56.8 |
| Yes | 42.0 | 43.3 | 35.6 | 37.3 | 35.0 | 43.2 |
| Activity Limitation Status unable to perform major activities | 4.5 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| limited in kind/amount of major activities | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 2.6 |
| limited in other activities | 5.7 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 |
| not limited, incl unknowns | 83.9 | 83.3 | 82.9 | 89.9 | 87.1 | 90.5 |
| Bed Days in the Last Year | ||||||
| 0 | 55.3 | 54.0 | 59.1 | 6.2 | 58.2 | 61.5 |
| 1–7 | 33.9 | 35.2 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 29.6 | 31.9 |
| 8–30 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 4.6 |
| 31 or more | 3.0 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 2.0 |
| Drink Alcohol | ||||||
| Abstainer | 15.3 | 12.5 | 9.2 | 22.3 | 22.0 | 32.5 |
| Lifetime Infrequent Drinker | 12.5 | 11.5 | 17.2 | 13.8 | 16.6 | 15.5 |
| Former Drinker | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Current Drinker, no drinks in last 2 weeks | 15.0 | 15.8 | 10.7 | 12.3 | 13.4 | 11.6 |
| Current Drinker, <4 drinks in last 2 weeks | 28.1 | 29.1 | 22.4 | 27.8 | 28.0 | 22.8 |
| Current Drinker 4–12 drinks in last 2 weeks | 14.6 | 15.9 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 8.2 |
| Current Drinker, 13–14 drinks in last 2 weeks | 5.1 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 4.0 |
| Weight | ||||||
| Normal | 50.8 | 52.1 | 40.3 | 44.0 | 51.6 | 61.2 |
| Underweight | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 5.3 |
| Overweight | 32.7 | 32.2 | 36.2 | 37.5 | 32.5 | 28.1 |
| Obese | 13.5 | 12.6 | 21.6 | 17.5 | 13.5 | 5.5 |
| Residence Type | ||||||
| Single | 75.1 | 77.9 | 65.5 | 71.2 | 53.1 | 65.1 |
| Apartment | 19.0 | 15.6 | 30.9 | 25.4 | 44.3 | 30.6 |
| Trailer | 5.9 | 6.5 | 9.4 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 4.3 |
| Region | ||||||
| Northeast | 20.4 | 21.5 | 15.3 | 1.9 | 34.1 | 16.6 |
| Midwest | 25.3 | 28.1 | 21.5 | 9.0 | 6.3 | 10.4 |
| South | 32.9 | 30.9 | 55.0 | 31.6 | 31.6 | 18.2 |
| West | 21.4 | 19.5 | 8.2 | 57.5 | 28.0 | 5.5 |
| MSA/Size | ||||||
| MSA, central-city > 1 million | 16.8 | 11.8 | 36.6 | 34.0 | 42.5 | 26.4 |
| MSA, non central-city > 1 million | 26.5 | 27.4 | 17.6 | 27.2 | 28.7 | 30.3 |
| MSA, central-city 250,000 to 1 million | 10.4 | 9.1 | 17.8 | 15.3 | 9.9 | 13.7 |
| MSA, non central-city 250,000 to 1 million | 17.6 | 19.9 | 7.7 | 12.2 | 8.5 | 10.6 |
| MSA, central-city 100,000 to 250,000 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| MSA, non central-city 100,000 to 50,000 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| MSA < 100,000 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Non MSA | 20.9 | 23.3 | 14.0 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 15.7 |