Table 1.
Select demographic, SES, and health-related characteristics by attendance, NHANES III
| Attendance to religious services (times per year) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never n = 4,062 | 1–51 n = 3,571 | 52 n = 3,610 | >52 n = 1,245 | |
| Race/ethnicity, % | ||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 86.6 | 77.5* | 81.6* | 79.0* |
| Non-Hispanic black | 8.7 | 16.1* | 11.7* | 16.0* |
| Mexican-American | 4.7 | 6.4* | 6.7* | 5.0 |
| Age, mean ± SE | 40.4 ± 0.6 | 39.0 ± 0.5* | 46.6 ± 0.5* | 46.6 ± 0.8* |
| Male, % | 54.9 | 48.5* | 40.4* | 41.0* |
| Married, % | 60.2 | 62.2 | 65.0* | 67.0* |
| Metropolitan residence, % | 50.5 | 51.9 | 47.0 | 42.0* |
| Region, % | ||||
| Northeast | 22.9 | 20.2 | 21.3 | 11.2* |
| Midwest | 23.9 | 22.7 | 27.1 | 21.2 |
| South | 29.7 | 35.1* | 34.2 | 50.3* |
| West | 23.5 | 22.0 | 17.4* | 17.3 |
| Foreign-born, % | 11.6 | 10.2 | 14.6* | 11.3 |
| Language other than English spoken at home, % | 9.1 | 8.7 | 14.1* | 9.8 |
| Poverty-to-income ratio (PIR), mean ± SE | 3.0 ± 0.1 | 3.3 ± 0.1* | 3.1 ± 0.1 | 2.9 ± 0.1 |
| High school graduate, % | 70.5 | 79.2* | 75.6* | 76.7* |
| Insured, % | 82.2 | 88.2* | 91.9* | 88.8* |
| Diabetic, % | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.6* | 4.9 |
| Fair/poor health, % | 15.2 | 11.1* | 13.3 | 13.5 |
| Obese, % | 20.0 | 20.6 | 22.6* | 24.3* |
| Physically inactive, % | 28.1 | 19.1* | 23.7* | 26.5 |
| Current smoker, % | 38.5 | 30.9* | 17.3* | 9.9* |
| Current drinker, % | 63.0 | 63.1 | 46.5* | 25.3* |
| Hypertensive, % | 20.0 | 17.3* | 24.7* | 24.7* |
| Systolic BP (mm Hg), mean ± SE | 121.0 ± 0.5 | 119.5 ± 0.4* | 122.9 ± 0.5* | 121.9 ± 0.7 |
| Diastolic BP (mm Hg), mean ± SE | 74.0 ± 0.2 | 73.9 ± 0.3 | 73.5 ± 0.2 | 74.3 ± 0.4 |
*
P ≤ 0.05
“Never” is the reference group