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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 27.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2005 Jan;28(1):109–115. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2004.09.013

Table 1.

Characteristics of respondents’ households, by presence of young children and older adults, United States, 2002a

Characteristic Children
aged <6
live in
homeb
(n = 157)
Children aged <6 visit home at least once a year

Total
(n =480)
Adults
aged ≥70
(n =93)
No adults
aged ≥70
(n =382)
Home ownership
    Own 64 73 79 73
    Rent 36 27 21 27
Region
    Northeast 18 21 21 21
    West 22 19 18 19
    Midwest 24 28 25 28
    South 36 32 36 32
Household income
    ≥$35,000 67 66 50 69
    <$35,000 34 34 50 31
Type of dwelling
    House 68 70 71 70
    Other type of structurec 32 30 29 30
Urbanicity
    Urban/suburban 83 72 67 72
    Rural/small town 17 28 33 28
a

Values are percentages unless otherwise indicated. Percentages do not include missing data. Frequencies and percentages are based on weighted data.

b

Households where children live may or may not have children visiting.

c

Other types of household structures included apartments and apartment-type buildings, townhouses, duplexes, trailers, and manufactured or mobile homes.