Table 1.
Demographic and general health characteristics of diabetes patient respondents to the BRFSS by race (N=47,283) [(Column %)]
| Characteristic | Total n= 47,283 | Whites n= 40,240 | African Americans n= 7,043 | Chi-square p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 18 - 34 | 780 (01.65) | 611 (01.52) | 168 (02.39) | < 0.001 |
| 35 - 44 | 2,081 (04.40) | 1,667 (04.14) | 414 (05.88) | ||
| 45 - 54 | 6,213 (13.14) | 5,026 (12.50) | 1,185 (16.83) | ||
| 55 - 65 | 13,460 (28.47) | 11,215 (27.88) | 2,241 (31.82) | ||
| 65+ | 24,749 (52.34) | 21,706 (53.96) | 3,035 (43.09) | ||
| Gender | Male | 19,583 (41.42) | 17,495 (43.48) | 2,088 (29.65) | < 0.001 |
| Female | 27,700 (58.58) | 22,745 (56.52) | 4,955 (70.35) | ||
| Education | High school graduate or less | 22,600 (47.80) | 18,507 (45.99) | 4,093 (58.11) | < 0.001 |
| Some collage or more | 24,683 (52.20) | 21,733 (54.01) | 2,950 (41.89) | ||
| General health | Excellent | 1,349 (02.85) | 1,162 (02.89) | 187 (02.66) | < 0.001 |
| Very good | 7,624 (16.12) | 6,883 (17.11) | 741 (10.52) | ||
| Good | 17,619 (37.26) | 15,287 (37.99) | 2,332 (33.11) | ||
| Fair | 13,523 (28.60) | 10,965 (27.25) | 2,558 (36.32) | ||
| Poor | 7,167 (15.16) | 5,942 (14.77) | 1,225 (17.39) | ||
| Health care coverage | Yes | 44,019 (93.10) | 37,775 (93.87) | 6,244 (88.66) | < 0.001 |
| No | 3,264 (06.90) | 2,465 (6.13) | 799 (11.34) | ||
| Has a health care provider | Yes | 45,396 (96.01) | 38,810 (96.47) | 6,576 (93.37) | < 0.001 |
| No | 1,887 (3.99) | 1,420 (3.53) | 467 (6.63) | ||
| Could not see a doctor in last 12 months due to cost | Yes | 5,777 (12.22) | 4,398 (10.93) | 1,379 (19.58) | < 0.001 |
| No | 41,506 (87.78) | 35,842 (89.07) | 5,664 (80.42) | ||
| Last routine Check up | <12 months | 41,598 (87.98) | 35,127 (87.29) | 6,471 (91.88) | < 0.001 |
| >= 1 year | 5,675 (12.02) | 5,113 (12.71) | 572 (8.12) | ||
| Smoking status | Everyday | 5,049 (20.36) | 4,313 (20.04) | 736 (22.42) | < 0.001 |
| Some days | 1,555 (6.27) | 1,130 (5.25) | 425 (12.94) | ||
| Not at all | 18,199 (73.37) | 16,076 (74.71) | 2,123 (64.65) | ||
| Marital status | Married | 22,631 (47.86) | 20,590 (51.17) | 2,041 (28.98) | < 0.001 |
| Divorced | 7,919 (16.75) | 6,425 (15.97) | 1,494 (21.21) | ||
| Widowed | 10,588 (22.39) | 8,898 (22.11) | 1,690 (24.00) | ||
| Separated | 1,149 (02.43) | 652 (01.62) | 497 (07.06) | ||
| Never married | 4,454 (09.42) | 3,204 (07.96) | 1,250 (17.75) | ||
| Member of unmarried couple | 542 (01.15) | 471 (01.17) | 71 (01.01) | ||
| Employment status | Employed for wages | 10,964 (23.19) | 9466 (23.52) | 1,498 (21.27) | < 0.001 |
| Self-employed | 2,085 (04.41) | 1932 (04.80) | 153 (02.17) | ||
| Out of work for > 1 year | 1,414 (02.99) | 1078 (02.68) | 336 (04.77) | ||
| Out of work for < 1 year | 819 (1.73) | 668 (01.66) | 151 (02.14) | ||
| A homemaker | 2,366 (5.00) | 2,161 (05.37) | 205 (02.91) | ||
| A student | 175 (0.37) | 133 (00.33) | 42 (00.60) | ||
| Retired | 21,839 (46.19) | 19,051 (47.34) | 2,788 (39.59) | ||
| Unable to work | 7,510 (15.88) | 5,662 (14.07) | 1,848 (26.24) | ||
| The annual income level | Less than 10000 | 3,252 (06.88) | 2,245 (05.58) | 1,007 (14.30) | < 0.001 |
| 10000-15000 | 4,221 (08.93) | 3,320 (08.25) | 901 (12.79) | ||
| 15000-20000 | 4,647 (09.83) | 3,686 (09.16) | 961 (13.64) | ||
| 20000-25000 | 5,246 (11.10) | 4,438 (11.03) | 808 (11.47) | ||
| 25000-35000 | 5,809 (12.29) | 5,020 (12.48) | 789 (11.20) | ||
| 35000-50000 | 6,196 (13.11) | 5,518 (13.72) | 678 (09.63) | ||
| 50000-75000 | 5,327 (11.27) | 4,859 (12.08) | 468 (06.64) | ||
| More than 75000 | 6,095 (12.89) | 5,644 (14.03) | 451 (06.40) | ||