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. 2014 Aug;104(8):e94–e100. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302013

TABLE 1—

Sociodemographic Characteristics of Adults: Douglas, Arizona, 1998 and 2010

Characteristic 1998, % (95% CI) or Median (IQR) 2010, % (95% CI) or Median (IQR) P
Gender .118
 Female 66.5 (63.4, 69.5) 62.7 (59.1, 66.3)
 Male 33.5 (30.5, 36.6) 37.3 (33.7, 40.9)
Age, y 43 (32, 57) 53 (37, 67) .001
Marital status .003
 Married 67.7 (64.7, 70.7) 59.6 (56.0, 63.2)
 Never married 15.3 (13.0, 17.7) 20.1 (17.1, 23.0)
 Divorced, widowed, or separated 17.0 (14.5, 19.4) 20.3 (17.4, 23.3)
Educational attainment .405
 < High school 44.8 (41.4, 48.1) 42.7 (39.0, 46.3)
 ≥ High school 55.2 (51.9, 58.6) 57.3 (53.7, 61.0)
Ethnicity .28
 Latino 93.1 (91.4, 94.7) 91.7 (89.6, 93.7)
 Non-Latino 6.9 (5.3, 8.6) 8.3 (6.3, 10.4)
Nativity .253
 US-born 40.0 (36.8, 43.2) 42.8 (39.1, 46.4)
 Foreign-born 60.0 (56.8, 63.2) 57.2 (53.6, 60.9)
Self-rated health < .001
 Poor 5.0 (3.6, 6.5) 3.7 (2.3, 5.1)
 Fair 21.6 (18.9, 24.3) 18.1 (15.2, 20.9)
 Good 34.4 (31.3, 37.5) 52.4 (48.7, 56.1)
 Very good 25.4 (22.6, 28.3) 20.6 (17.6, 23.6)
 Excellent 13.5 (11.3, 15.7) 5.2 (3.6, 6.9)

Note. CI = confidence interval; IQR = interquartile range. P values are derived from a χ2 statistic for categorical variables or a t test for continuous variables.