Table 2.
Respondent characteristics and health-related behaviors by survey year
|
2002 |
2005 |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) | No. (%) | p-value | |
| Sample Size |
7781 (100%) |
7384 (100%) |
|
| Respondent Characteristics |
|
||
| Median age in years |
76 |
76 |
0.142 |
| Gender |
|
|
|
| Male |
3171 (41%) |
3092 (42%) |
0.161 |
| Female |
4610 (59%) |
4292 (58%) |
|
| Race/Ethnicity |
|
|
|
| White, non-Hispanic |
6775 (87%) |
6475 (88%) |
0.044 |
| African American |
683 (9%) |
590 (8%) |
|
| Hispanic |
174 (2%) |
144 (2%) |
|
| Other |
149 (2%) |
175 (2%) |
|
| Health-Related Behaviors |
|
||
| Does not smoke |
6970 (90%) |
6693 (91%) |
0.028 |
| Flu shot last winter |
5557 (72%) |
4943 (67%) |
<0.001 |
| Pneumonia shot within lifetime |
5545 (71%) |
5513 (75%) |
<0.001 |
| Blood pressure checked within the last 12 months |
7392 (95%) |
7027 (95%) |
0.852 |
| Cholesterol checked within the last 12 months |
6315 (85%) |
6319 (87%) |
0.001 |
| Cancer screening behaviors within the last 12 months | |||
| Mammogram |
2124 (51%) |
1845 (48%) |
0.006 |
| Pap smear test |
1487 (34%) |
1264 (31%) |
0.001 |
| Prostate specific antigen (PSA) test |
1924 (71%) |
1895 (72%) |
0.545 |
| Digital rectal examination | 1415 (50%) | 1256 (46%) | 0.002 |