Table 1.
Frequency distribution of sample characteristics of the survey respondents compared to Kentucky and Appalachian Kentucky residents 50–76 years old
| Survey | Kentucky† | Appalachian Kentucky† |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (in years) | 61.2 (7.2) | 61.8 (7.4) | 61.0 (7.4) | |
| Frequency (std. dev.) | ||||
| Sex | Frequency | Percent | Percent | Percent |
| Male | 342 | 29.7 | 46.8 | 45.8 |
| Female | 811 | 70.3 | 53.2 | 54.2 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 1,093 | 94.8 | 92.8 | 96.3 |
| Non-White‡ | 37 | 3.2 | 6.9 | 3.4 |
| Prefer not to answer | 23 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic | 16 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,108 | 98.6 | 98.6 | 97.7 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married/partnered | 711 | 63.1 | 76.6 | 73.9 |
| Separated | 20 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
| Divorced | 152 | 13.5 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| Widowed | 162 | 14.4 | 8.0 | 9.8 |
| Single/never married | 79 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| Other | 3 | 0.3 | -- | -- |
| Education | ||||
| < High school | 245 | 21.7 | 13.1 | 22.5 |
| = High school/GED | 407 | 36.1 | 35.9 | 35.8 |
| > High school | 476 | 42.2 | 51.0 | 41.7 |
| Income | ||||
| < $15,000 | 252 | 27.4 | 11.9 | 19.3 |
| $15,000 – $24,999 | 171 | 18.6 | 18.0 | 24.1 |
| $25,000 – $34,999 | 120 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 14.4 |
| $35,000 – $50,000 | 115 | 12.5 | 15.2 | 14.7 |
| ≥ $50,000 | 261 | 28.4 | 42.9 | 27.5 |
| Total* | 1,153 | 5,471 | 1,762 | |
*
The total number of respondents for each variable may differ due to sporadically missing data.
†
Based on BRFSS 2009 (weighted data); only percentages are displayed based on such data. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
‡
Non-White includes Afro-American, Asian, and other.