Table 1. Frequency and weighted percentages of socioeconomic and demographic variables among individuals in the HINTS 2003 survey.
| VARIABLE | N | Weighted % |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 3845 | 76.8 |
| English-speaking Hispanic | 399 | 6.4 |
| Spanish-speaking Hispanic | 299 | 6.0 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 644 | 10.7 |
| Education | ||
| Less than high school | 602 | 15.8 |
| High school | 1554 | 32.1 |
| Some college | 1406 | 27.5 |
| College graduate | 1625 | 24.6 |
| Household income | ||
| <$25,000 | 1561 | 28.6 |
| $25,000 to <$35,000 | 744 | 13.7 |
| $35,000 to <$50, 000 | 892 | 17.3 |
| $50,000 to <$75,000 | 876 | 17.5 |
| ≥$75,000 | 1114 | 22.8 |
| Employment | ||
| Employed | 3161 | 61.9 |
| Homemaker | 420 | 7.9 |
| Student | 199 | 5.7 |
| Retired | 898 | 14.5 |
| Not employed | 509 | 10.0 |
| Urbanicity | ||
| Metro region ≥1 million | 2539 | 48.5 |
| Metro region <1 million | 1666 | 32.4 |
| Rural region ≥20,000 | 391 | 7.4 |
| Rural region <20,000 | 591 | 11.7 |
| Age (in years) | ||
| 18–34 | 1344 | 30.0 |
| 35–49 | 1657 | 32.5 |
| 50–64 | 1235 | 22.1 |
| 65–74 | 541 | 9.3 |
| 75+ | 410 | 6.1 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 2071 | 48.3 |
| Female | 3116 | 51.7 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married or committed | 2966 | 65.1 |
| Not married | 2221 | 34.9 |
| Health insurance | ||
| Yes | 4533 | 85.7 |
| No | 654 | 14.3 |
| Children under age 18 | ||
| No | 3146 | 57.0 |
| Yes | 2041 | 43.0 |
| History of cancer | ||
| No | 4566 | 89.2 |
| Yes | 621 | 10.9 |
| Family history of cancer | ||
| No | 1890 | 36.8 |
| Yes | 3297 | 63.2 |
| TOTAL | 5187 | 100.0 |