Table 1.
Participant Characteristics
| Characteristics | Mean(SD)/ Percentage |
N |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||
| Age | 45.2 (12.9) | 1467 |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 74.6 | 1095 |
| Male | 25.4 | 372 |
| Partner Status | ||
| Single/widowed/divorced | 56.5 | 827 |
| Married/living with partner | 43.5 | 638 |
| Annual Household Income | ||
| $40,000 | 25.3 | 359 |
| $40,000–$79,999 | 39.4 | 559 |
| ≥$80,000 | 35.3 | 500 |
| Educational Level | ||
| < Bachelor’s degree | 51.6 | 756 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 29.5 | 432 |
| ≥Master’s degree | 19.0 | 278 |
| Employment Status | ||
| Unemployed | 26.1 | 382 |
| Employed | 73.9 | 1083 |
| Health Insurance Status | ||
| None | 14.9 | 214 |
| Private | 61.9 | 891 |
| Medicare/other | 23.3 | 335 |
| Predictors | ||
| Subjective social status-community ladder | 7.3 (1.9) | 1450 |
| Subjective social status-US ladder | 6.6 (1.7) | 1441 |
| Health Behaviors | ||
| Smoking Status | ||
| Never smoker | 75.9 | 1101 |
| Former smoker | 15.2 | 221 |
| Current smoker | 8.9 | 129 |
| At-risk Drinker | ||
| No | 95.0 | 1393 |
| Yes | 5.0 | 74 |
| Fruit/Vegetable Intake | ||
| < 5 servings per day | 83.6 | 1227 |
| ≥ 5 servings per day | 16.4 | 240 |
| Physical Activity Level | ||
| Low | 26.7 | 387 |
| Moderate | 32.0 | 465 |
| High | 41.3 | 599 |
| Body Mass Index | ||
| Normal (sample range=16.7–24.9) | 17.1 | 248 |
| Overweight (sample range=25–29.9) | 29.8 | 432 |
| Obese (sample range=30–70.4) | 53.0 | 768 |
Note.
Subjective social status was assessed with 2 versions of the MacArthur Scale of Subjective Social Status: the US ladder and the community ladder. At-risk drinking was assessed with the Alcohol Quantity and Frequency Questionnaire. Fruit and vegetable intake was assessed with the NCI Five-A-Day Fruit and Vegetable Questionnaire. Physical activity level was assessed with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire – Short Format.