Table 1.
Selected Demographics, Risk Factors, Health Conditions, and Health-Related Quality of Life Indicators Among Rhode Island Adults (N = 3,999), Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2004
| Demographics, Risk Factors, and Health Conditionsa | No. (Weighted %)b |
|---|---|
| Age, y | |
| 18-44 | 1,524 (51.0) |
| 45-64 | 1,588 (30.4) |
| ≥65 | 837 (18.5) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 1,531 (47.2) |
| Female | 2,468 (52.8) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 3,367 (84.7) |
| Hispanic | 332 (8.8) |
| Other | 244 (6.5) |
| Annual income, $ | |
| <25,000 | 960 (24.9) |
| 25,000-49,999 | 986 (28.2) |
| ≥50,000 | 1,519 (46.9) |
| Employment status | |
| Unable to work | 246 (4.7) |
| Unemployed | 237 (6.0) |
| Homemaker/student | 298 (10.3) |
| Retired | 795 (17.3) |
| Employed | 2,410 (61.7) |
| Smoking | |
| Current smoker | 820 (21.3) |
| Not a current smoker | 3,168 (78.7) |
| Alcohol use | |
| Chronic alcohol use | 270 (7.6) |
| No chronic alcohol use | 3,700 (92.4) |
| Physical activity | |
| Leisure time activity | 1,026 (24.2) |
| No leisure time activity | 2,971 (75.8) |
| Asthma | |
| Asthma | 421 (9.6) |
| No asthma | 3,559 (90.4) |
| Diabetes | |
| Diabetes | 328 (7.2) |
| No diabetes | 3,670 (92.8) |
| Obesity | |
| Obese (body mass index >30 kg/m2) | 762 (19.0) |
| Not obese | 3,016 (81.0) |
| Disability | |
| Have a disability | 717 (15.3) |
| No disability | 3,064 (84.7) |
| Health-related quality of life indicator | |
| Poor or fair general health | 670 (14.8) |
| Activity limitationc | 311 (6.8) |
| Physically unhealthyc | 495 (10.6) |
| Pain-related activity limitationc | 417 (9.7) |
| Lack of energyc | 1,117 (28.8) |
| Mentally unhealthyc | 455 (10.5) |
| Sad, blue, or depressedc | 343 (8.2) |
| Worried, tense, or anxiousc | 516 (13.2) |
| Lack of rest or sleepc | 879 (23.8) |
a
Variable descriptions are included in the Methods section and in Jiang et al (1).
b
Data are reported as unweighted frequencies and weighted percentages.
c
Respondents reported this indicator for ≥14 days/month.