Table 2.

Complete Sociodemographic Characteristics of Study Population, 2005 CT-BRFSS (n = 4183)

Characteristics	Sample Size*	Prevalence, % (95% CI)†
Race
White, non-Hispanic	3426	84.2 (82.3 – 85.9)
Black, non-Hispanic	290	5.1 (4.1 – 6.3)
Hispanic	285	7.1 (6.0 – 8.3)
Other	125	3.6 (2.4 – 5.7)
Sex
Male	1663	48.2 (46.7 – 50.9)
Female	2520	51.2 (49.1 – 53.3)
Age (in years)
18-34	693	27.7 (25.4 – 30.2)
35-44	828	21.4 (19.8 – 23.1)
45-54	976	20.7 (19.3 – 22.2)
55-65	771	14.3 (13.1 – 15.6)
>65	915	15.9 (14.7 – 17.1)
Annual household income ($)
< 15 K	246	5.4 (4.7 – 6.3)
15-25 K	451	10.6 (9.5 – 11.9)
25-50 K	901	22.6 (21.2 – 24.1)
50-75 K	645	17.9 (16.4 – 19.4)
> 75 K	1416	43.4 (41.4 – 45.5)
Education
Less than high-school	283	6.8 (6.0 – 7.8)
Completed high-school	1061	26.3 (24.6 – 28.1)
Some College	942	23.5 (21.9 – 25.1)
Completed College	1873	43.4 (41.5 – 45.2)
Employment
Employed	2590	65.9 (63.8 – 67.9)
Unemployed/Unable to work	341	6.3 (5.4 – 7.3)
Homemaker/Student	378	12.3 (10.6 – 14.1)
Retired	863	15.6 (14.4 – 16.8)
Marital Status
Married	2254	61.4 (59.2 – 63.6)
Not Married	1910	38.6 (33.9 – 43.9)

* Some numbers do not total 4183 due to lack of responder completion

^†Prevalence is derived from utilizing BRFSS complex samples features which adjust for unique weights and the cluster design of the survey