TABLE 2.
Descriptive Statistics for all Variables Used in Multivariate Analyses
| Black Respondents | White Respondents | |
|---|---|---|
| Obese (body mass index ≥ 30) | 22.8 | 13.6 |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||
| Age | ||
| 18–29 | 27.5 | 21.2 |
| 30–49 | 42.8 | 40.6 |
| 50–69 | 20.7 | 23.6 |
| ≥ 70 | 8.9 | 14.6 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 41.3 | 46.5 |
| Years of education | ||
| < 12 | 29.2 | 19.3 |
| 12 | 38.3 | 37.5 |
| ≥ 13 | 32.5 | 43.2 |
| Poverty status | ||
| Poor | 24.1 | 9.1 |
| Neighborhood characteristics | ||
| Black area (≥ 25% black) | 76.4 | 5.7 |
| Poor area (≥ 25% poor) | 36.4 | 9.3 |
| Obese area (≥ 25% obese) | 31.9 | 10.4 |
| N | 30,891 | 183,154 |
Source: 1990–1994 National Health Interview Survey.
Notes: Cell entries represent percentages. All data have been weighted. Bivariate tests of association indicate statistically significant differences in the distribution of all variables between white and black respondents.