TABLE 1—

Study Sample Characteristics by Recessionary Period Among Respondents Aged 25–64 Years: National Health Interview Study, United States, 2006–2010

Characteristic	Prerecession, %	Early Recession, %	Recession and Postrecession, %	P
Educational Attainment				< .001
< high school	14.0	13.1	12.2
High school/GED	27.8	26.2	26.3
Some college or associate’s degree	27.9	29.3	30.1
≥ bachelor’s degree	30.4	31.4	31.5
Race/ethnicity				.619
Non-Hispanic White	69.2	68.5	68.2
Non-Hispanic African American	12.0	12.1	12.2
Hispanic	14.0	14.6	14.6
Non-Hispanic Asian	4.8	4.8	5.0
Age, y				.01
25–34	25.4	25.1	25.2
35–44	26.9	26.0	25.5
45–54	27.5	27.7	27.6
55–64	20.3	21.2	21.7
Female	50.9	51.1	50.9	.906

Note. GED = general equivalency diploma. Percentages are weighted. The sample size was n = 74 204. P values determined by χ² test for difference across periods.