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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 4.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Soc Behav. 2008 Sep;49(3):239–253. doi: 10.1177/002214650804900301

TABLE 1.

Weighted Percentages for Variables Analyzed (Pooled NHIS 1972–2003), N = 1,119,266

Marital status
    Married 67.18
    Widowed 10.58
    Divorced 9.31
    Separated 3.04
    Never married 9.89
Health status
    Excellent 48.12
    Good 34.87
    Fair 12.61
    Poor 4.40
Gender
    Women 64.83
    Men 35.17
Race
    African Americans 11.11
    Whites 88.89
Education
    No high school diploma 29.11
    High school graduate 36.53
    Some college 17.14
    College graduate 17.22