Table 1.

Characteristics of Latino study population (weighted) by acculturation and education, National Health Interview Survey, 2010

	Total population (N = 4929)	Acculturation status/language use*		Educational attainment*
		High acculturation	Low acculturation	High education	Low education
Age, y, %
18–24	13.4	17.5	10.9	14.5	12.7
25–44	47.9	475	48.1	50.6	46.1
45–64	26.6	25.6	27.3	27.0	26.4
65 and older	12.1	9.4	13.7	7.9	14.8
Sex, %
Male	47.9	46.3	48.9	46.6	48.8
Female	52.1	53.7	51.1	53.4	51.2
Educational attainment, %
Less than high school	39.3	18.2	51.9	N/A	64.2
High school	21.9	22.1	21.8	N/A	35.8
Some college	24.2	36.5	16.9	62.4	N/A
College or more	14.6	23.2	9.4	437.6	N/A
FPL, %†
Up to 199% FPL	49.8	33.8	59.5	30.5	62.1
200% and above FPL	41.0	57.4	31.1	60.8	28.4
Use English language only/mostly, %
Yes	37.5	100.0	N/A	57.7	24.7
No	62.5	N/A	100.0	42.3	75.3
Nativity/length of stay, %†
U.S. born	39.8	75.2	18.5	54.9	30.1
Foreign-born 10 or more years in United States	46.9	22.4	61.6	35.2	54.3
Foreign-born less than 10 years in United States	12.6	2.1	18.9	9.3	14.6
Latino origin, %
Cuban	4.7	4.03	5.0	5.7	4.0
Central/South American (non-Mexican)	17.2	11.5	20.6	21.3	14.5
Mexican	58.7	58.1	59.1	48.0	65.5
Puerto Rican	11.2	15.6	8.6	13.7	9.6
Other	8.3	10.8	6.7	11.3	6.3
Smoking status, %
Current smoker	12.9	17.0	10.5	11.3	14.0
Currently not smoking	87.1	83.0	89.5	88.8	86.0
Physical activity, %
Meets both aerobic and strengthening criteria	16.1	24.9	10.9	25.1	10.4
Does not meet either or both aerobic and strengthening criteria	83.9	75.1	89.1	74.9	89.6

FPL = federal poverty level; N/A = not available.

^*High acculturation represents those who speak English only or mostly; high education represents those with some college or higher education.

^†Percentages may not total 100% because of missing data.