Table 1.
Demographic and regional characteristics (%) of the study sample, BRFSS 2002
| American Indian/Alaska Native (n = 4310) | Non-Hispanic white (n = 193,617) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 18–34 | 39.3 | 27.7 |
| 35–44 | 21.1 | 20.4 |
| 45–54 | 18.8 | 19.1 |
| 55–64 | 10.9 | 13.6 |
| ≥65 | 9.9 | 19.2 |
| Gender | ||
| Men | 56.4 | 48.1 |
| Women | 43.6 | 51.9 |
| Education | ||
| < 12 years | 22.6 | 8.3 |
| High school graduate | 34.8 | 31.2 |
| Some college | 27.5 | 28.1 |
| College graduate | 15.1 | 32.4 |
| Regiona | ||
| West | 26.9 | 13.8 |
| Southwest | 9.0 | 5.0 |
| Northern Plains | 2.6 | 1.3 |
| South Central | 20.1 | 15.0 |
| Great Lakes | 10.7 | 20.1 |
| South & East | 28.8 | 44.6 |
| Alaska | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| Seatbelt Law | ||
| 1° law before 1997 | 46.9 | 31.7 |
| 1° law 1997–002 | 17.0 | 16.3 |
| No 1° law before 2002 | 36.1 | 52.0 |
| Urban-rural residency | ||
| Metro | 71.5 | 76.9 |
| Large urban | 10.2 | 8.7 |
| Small urban | 12.1 | 10.5 |
| Rural | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| Missingb | 3.4 | 1.4 |
a
Alaska: AK; West: CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA; Southwest: AZ, CO, NM, UT; Northern Plains: MT, ND, SD, WY; South Central: AR, IA, KS, LA, MO, NE, OK, TX; Great Lakes: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI; South & East: AL, DE, CT, DC, FL, GA, KY, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NC, NY, PA, RI, SC, TN, VT, VA, WV
b
Includes all participants in Alaska, which did not collect county codes that are used to determine urban-rural residency