. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Feb 1.

Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2008 Feb;34(2):127–133. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2007.09.031

Table 1.

Individual characteristics (N=714,054)

Variable	Mean (SD) or %
Outcomes
BMI (kg/m²)	26.9 (5.5)
Obese (BMI≥30 kg/m²)	23%
Individual predictors
Age (years)	45.0 (16.5)
Female	49%
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white	67%
Non-Hispanic black	11%
Hispanics (all races)	15%
Other race/ethnicity	7%
Education
Less than high school	10%
High school graduate, no college	26%
Some college/college graduate	64%
Household income ($1000s)	53.9 (39.5)
Smoking status
Never smoked	54%
Current smoker	21%
Former smoker	25%
No. respondents per county	1313 (1472)

Note: Data reflect BRFSS sampling weights. Number of respondents per county is unweighted.

Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2002–2006.