Table 2.

Bivariate Analysis of Health Behaviors by Socioeconomic and Health Care Variables

		Fruit Intake		Vegetable Intake		Physical Activity
Variable	Level	% Met Guidelines	Chi Square	% Met Guideline	Chi Square	% Met Guidelines	Chi Square
Gender	Male	36%		32%		53%
	Female	38%	0.14	39%	1.73	46%	1.62
Marital status	Married	40%		43%		57%
	Not married	36%	0.25	35%	0.89	48%	1.01
Education level	≥ Some college	40%		40%		52%
	≤ High school	34%	1.66	33%	2.29	47%	0.74
Employment status	Employed	43%		38%		51%
	Not employed	34%	2.62†	36%	0.14	48%	0.39
Income level	> $20,000	37%		40%		50%
	< $20,000	36%	0.01	34%	1.06	50%	0.003
Health insurance	Yes	37%		36%		52%
	No	38%	0.04	38%	0.11	39%	4.02*
Source of medical care	Doctor’s office	37%		38%		50%
	Other	37%	0.002	32%	1.24	48%	0.06
Last check-up	≤ 1 year	39%		38%		50%
	≥ 1 year	26%	2.75†	23%	3.67*	40%	1.81
Community organization	One or more	40%		42%		52%
	None	32%	2.45	28%	6.98**	45%	1.83

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