Table 1.

Characteristics of the survey respondents

Variable	Value	Percentage
Total population	1,200	100
Age, years (mean ± SD)	47 ± 18.5
Gender, female	612	51
Region:
Northeast	245	18
Midwest	245	22
South	457	37
West	261	23
Party affiliation:
Democrat	478	37
Independent	306	27
Republican	306	29
Race/ethnicity:
White	846	67
Black	122	12
Latino	147	14
Other	85	7
College degree and above	470	36
Hospitalized at least 1 night in last 3 years	528	44