Table 5.
Prevalence of difficulty controlling bladder in women 4
| Total No. | No. With Difficulty (%) | No. Without Difficulty (%) | No. Refused to Answer or Do Not Know (%) | |
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| Totals | 23,477,726 | 8,929,543 (38) | 14,449,905 (62) | 98,278 (0) |
| Age at screening: | ||||
| 60–64 | 5,699,785 | 2,168,863 (38) | 3,530,922 (62) | 0 |
| 65–69 | 4,895,878 | 1,785,380 (36) | 3,110,498 (64) | 0 |
| 70–74 | 4,505,164 | 1,683,804 (37) | 2,818,651 (63) | 2709 (0) |
| 75–79 | 3,453,472 | 1,515,900 (44) | 1,873,616 (54) | 63,956 (2) |
| 80–84 | 2,981,558 | 989,003 (33) | 1,967,390 (66) | 25,165 (1) |
| 85+ | 1,941,869 | 786,593 (41) | 1,148,828 (59) | 6448 (0) |
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| Race/ethnicity: | ||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 18,729,539 | 7,662,444 (41) | 11,041,930 (59) | 25,165 (0) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 1,941,269 | 386,480 (20) | 1,554,789 (80) | 0 |
| Mexican American | 649,003 | 230,567 (36) | 409,279 (63) | 9157 (1) |
| Other Hispanic | 1,576,419 | 468,823 (30) | 1,107,596 (70) | 0 |
| Other race/ethnicity | 581,496 | 181,229 (31) | 336,311 (58) | 63,956 (11) |
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| Education: | ||||
| Less than high school | 8,374,762 | 2,692,649 (32) | 5,682,113 (68) | 0 |
| High school | 7,692,149 | 3,484,970 (45) | 4,207,179 (55) | 0 |
| High school or greater | 7,212,158 | 2,725,611 (38) | 4,461,382 (62) | 25,165 (0) |
| Refused | 103,678 | 26,313 (25) | 13,409 (13) | 63,956 (62) |
| Do not know | 87,647 | 0 | 85,822 (98) | 1825 (2) |
| Missing | 7332 | 0 | 0 | 7332 (100) |
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| Poverty-to-income ratio: | ||||
| 0 | 111,440 | 31,876 (29) | 79,564 (71) | 0 |
| Less than 1 | 3,145,548 | 1,116,508 (35) | 2,026,331 (64) | 2709 (0) |
| 1.00–1.84 | 5,520,548 | 2,193,641 (40) | 3,326,907 (60) | 0 |
| Refused | 2,090,410 | 759,112 (36) | 1,331,298 (64) | 0 |
| Do not know | 1,560,474 | 741,618 (48) | 817,031 (52) | 1825 (0) |
| Missing | 1,399,975 | 548,182 (39) | 783,214 (56) | 68,579 (5) |
Based on question KIQ.040, “In the past 12 months, have you had difficulty controlling your bladder, including leaking small amounts of urine when you cough or sneeze?” (do not include bladder control difficulties during pregnancy or recovery from childbirth).
SOURCE: NHANES.