TABLE 1.
Characteristics of Participants 20 Years or Older: NYC-HANES, 2004, CHS, 2004, and NHANES, 2003–2004
| NYC-HANES 2004 (n = 1999) |
CHS 2004 (n = 9066) |
NHANES 2003–2004 (n = 4742) |
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| Characteristic | No. | % (95% CI) | No. | % (95% CI) | No. | % (95% CI) |
| Age group, y | ||||||
| 20–39 | 972 | 42.5 (39.2, 45.8) | 3496 | 45.1 (43.8, 46.4) | 1656 | 38.8 (35.9, 41.8) |
| 40–59 | 741 | 35.9 (33.4, 38.6) | 3312 | 34.2 (33, 35.4) | 1336 | 38.5 (36.3, 40.8) |
| ≥ 60 | 286 | 21.6 (18.7. 24.8) | 2258 | 20.7 (19.8, 21.7) | 1750 | 22.7 (20.6, 24.9) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Men | 831 | 46.1 (44.0, 48.2) | 3645 | 46.6 (45.3, 47.9) | 2275 | 47.9 (46.5, 49.4) |
| Women | 1168 | 53.9 (51.8, 56.0) | 5421 | 53.4 (52.1, 54.7) | 2467 | 52.1 (50.6, 53.5) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 617 | 38.5 (32.5, 44.8) | 3679 | 39.6 (38.5, 40.7) | 2539 | 72.8 (64.7, 79.7) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 434 | 23.0 (18.3, 28.6) | 2101 | 22.0 (21.1, 22.9) | 948 | 11.4 (8.0, 16.0) |
| Asiana | 260 | 10.8 (8.3, 14.0) | 656 | 9.5 (8.8, 10.3) | NA | NA |
| Hispanica | 655 | 26.1 (21.9, 30.9) | 2353 | 25.4 (24.4, 26.5) | NA | NA |
| Mexican Americanb | NA | NA | NA | NA | 951 | 7.8 (4.5, 13.0) |
| Other Hispanicb | NA | NA | NA | NA | 143 | 3.6 (2.5, 5.1) |
| Non-Hispanic other | 29 | 1.5 (1.0, 2.3) | 277 | 3.5 (3.0, 4.1) | 161 | 4.4 (3.1, 6.1) |
| Education | ||||||
| Less than high school | 572 | 27.1 (23.8, 30.6) | 1483 | 16.5 (15.6, 17.5) | 1402 | 18.5 (16.2, 21.0) |
| High school | 384 | 19.1 (16.9, 21.6) | 2216 | 25.3 (24.2, 26.5) | 1193 | 27.1 (25.0, 29.3) |
| More than high school | 1035 | 53.8 (49.5, 58.1) | 5299 | 58.2 (56.9, 59.4) | 2138 | 54.5 (51.7, 57.2) |
Note. NYC-HANES = New York City Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; CHS = Community Health Survey; NHANES = National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; CI = confidence interval.
a
NHANES does not provide estimates for Hispanics or Asians.
b
NYC-HANES and CHS do not provide estimates for Mexican Americans and other Hispanics.