Table 1.

Sociodemographic Statistics by number of general physical symptoms (<3 >=3) in NLAAS (n=4864)

	Total Population		Physical Symptoms < 3		Physical Symptoms >= 3		Test
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Racial/ethnicity category
White	215	17.5%	180	16.5%	35	26.5%**
Latinos	2554	60.7%	2210	60.8%	344	59.1%
Asians	2095	21.8%	1948	22.7%	147	14.4%
Age category
18–34 years	1924	43.2%	1807	45.8%	117	21.7%***
35–49 years	1606	30.7%	1434	30.5%	172	32.2%
50–64 years	912	15.8%	766	14.8%	146	24.7%
65 years or more	422	10.2%	331	8.9%	91	21.4%
Gender
Male	2230	50.0%	2069	52.2%	161	32.2%***
Female	2634	50.0%	2269	47.8%	365	67.8%
Marital Status
Married	2777	54.5%	2536	55.3%	241	48.2%***
Never married	1238	28.5%	1128	29.5%	110	20.2%
Widowed, divorced, or separated	849	17.0%	674	15.3%	175	31.6%
Education
11 or less	1329	31.7%	1145	31.5%	184	33.3%
12	1052	22.1%	951	22.8%	101	16.9%
13–15	1878	34.8%	1689	34.7%	189	35.3%
16 or more	605	11.4%	553	11.0%	52	14.5%
Household Income
$0–$14,999	1117	23.2%	954	22.7%	163	28.0%
$15,000–$34,999	1024	22.2%	912	22.7%	112	18.2%
$35,000–$74,999	1316	27.0%	1184	26.8%	132	29.0%
$75,000+	1407	27.5%	1288	27.8%	119	24.8%
Employment
Employed	3099	64.0%	2856	66.0%	243	47.7%***
Unemployment	338	6.6%	304	6.6%	34	6.6%
Out of Labor Force	1427	29.3%	1178	27.4%	249	45.7%
Chronic Condition
No	1694	36.5%	1679	40.4%	15	4.0%***
Any	3170	63.5%	2659	59.6%	511	96.0%
				mean		mean
Psychological Distress (K10: 10–50)	4858	13.81	4332	13.35	526	17.64***
Number of Medical Unexplained Physical Symptoms(MUPS)				column %		column %
<3	4798	98.5%	4338	100.0%	460	86.2%***
>=3	66	1.5%	0	0.0%	66	13.8%
<5	4848	99.6%	4338	100.0%	510	96.3%***
>=5	16	0.4%	0	0.0%	16	3.7%

^*P<5%

^**P<1%

^***P<0.1%