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. 2009 Dec 29;9:244. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-244

Table 1.

Characteristics of Respondents

Total Non-Chronic
Disease
Chronic Disease
Female gender* 55.8% 57.7% 48.4%
Age*:
 18-29 years 16.1% 18.3% 7.6%
 30-49 years 54.6% 59.1% 37.2%
 50-64 years 26.7% 21.2% 48.0%
 65+ years 2.6% 1.4% 7.2%
Race: Non-white 36.4% 38.0% 30.7%
Married 65.8% 65.8% 65.9%
Education: Less than college graduate 68.1% 68.8% 65.5%
Household income: <$35,000 16.0% 15.2% 19.0%
Self-reported health: Excellent or very good* 56.1% 60.1% 40.8%

*p < 0.05 between samples.

Total percentages are population estimates weighted for sampling proportions.