Table 2.
National Health Interview Survey Cohort Demographic Information
| Characteristic | Persons Aged 19–25 y
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Persons Aged 26–34 y
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| 2009 | 2012 | 2009 | 2012 | |
| Total participants, unweighted, No. | 28 723 061 | 30 542 129 | 36 587 535 | 37 223 237 |
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| Age, mean (SD), y | 22.0 | 21.9 | 29.9 | 30.0 |
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| Sex, % | ||||
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| Male | 49.9 | 49.5 | 49.3 | 49.6 |
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| Female | 50.1 | 50.5 | 50.6 | 50.4 |
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| Race/ethnicity, % | ||||
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| Non-Hispanic white | 61.7 | 59.3 | 60.1 | 58.3 |
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| Non-Hispanic black | 13.8 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.1 |
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| Asian | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 6.6 |
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| Non-Hispanic other | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
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| Hispanic | 18.5 | 20.2 | 19.8 | 21.1 |
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| Current employment status, % | ||||
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| Employed | 63.7 | 60.8 | 75.0 | 75.2 |
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| Not employed | 12.5 | 14.7 | 8.6 | 8.4 |
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| Other (eg, student, retired) | 23.9 | 24.5 | 16.3 | 16.4 |
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| Annual household income, % | ||||
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| <100% FPL | 24.8 | 27.6 | 13.9 | 15.9 |
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| Educational level, % | ||||
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| High school or less | 40.8 | 38.8 | 36.0 | 34.1 |
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| Some college | 44.9 | 46.2 | 30.5 | 31.0 |
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| Graduated from college | 14.3 | 15.0 | 33.5 | 34.9 |
Abbreviation: FPL, federal poverty level.