Table 1. Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Study Population and Their Associations With Weight Status Among Employed U.S. Adults*—National Health Interview Survey, 2010.
| Weighted, % (SE) |
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| Weight Status |
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| Sociodemographic Characteristic | All | Underweight | Normal Weight | Overweight | Obese | p † |
| Total (unweighted, N = 15,121) | 100 | 1.4 (0.1) | 34.8 (0.5) | 36.1 (0.5) | 27.7 (0.4) | |
| Age, y (n = 15,121) | ||||||
| 18–24 | 12.9 (0.4) | 3.2 (0.6) | 53.3 (1.5) | 25.3 (1.4) | 18.2 (1.1) | <0.0001 |
| 25–39 | 32.6 (0.5) | 1.4 (0.2) | 37.3 (0.8) | 35.4 (0.8) | 25.9 (0.7) | |
| 40–59 | 43.7 (0.5) | 0.9 (0.1) | 29.1 (0.7) | 38.4 (0.7) | 31.7 (0.7) | |
| ≥60 | 10.8 (0.3) | 1.2 (0.2) | 28.7 (1.3) | 42.1 (1.4) | 28.1 (1.2) | |
| Sex (n = 15,121) | ||||||
| Male | 53.7 (0.5) | 0.7 (0.1) | 27.5 (0.7) | 43.5 (0.7) | 28.2 (0.6) | <0.0001 |
| Female | 46.3 (0.5) | 2.1 (0.2) | 43.4 (0.7) | 27.5 (0.6) | 27.0 (0.6) | |
| Race/ethnicity (n = 15,121) | ||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 68.7 (0.6) | 1.4 (0.1) | 36.6 (0.6) | 35.5 (0.6) | 26.5 (0.5) | <0.0001 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 10.6 (0.4) | 0.9 (0.3) | 26.0 (1.3) | 35.5 (1.5) | 37.7 (1.4) | |
| Hispanic | 14.2 (0.4) | 0.6 (0.2) | 26.8 (0.9) | 42.1 (1.1) | 30.5 (1.0) | |
| Other/multiracial | 6.6 (0.3) | 3.4 (0.6) | 48.1 (2.0) | 30.3 (1.7) | 18.2 (1.4) | |
| Marital status (n = 15,097) | ||||||
| Married/domestic partnership | 64.8 (0.5) | 0.9 (0.1) | 32.4 (0.6) | 38.2 (0.6) | 28.4 (0.6) | <0.0001 |
| Not married | 35.2 (0.5) | 2.2 (0.3) | 39.3 (0.8) | 32.3 (0.7) | 26.3 (0.6) | |
| Education level (n = 15,086) | ||||||
| <High school | 9.5 (0.3) | 0.7 (0.2) | 30.5 (1.5) | 40.2 (1.4) | 28.6 (1.3) | <0.0001 |
| High school/GED | 24.9 (0.4) | 1.6 (0.3) | 30.7 (1.0) | 35.8 (1.0) | 31.9 (0.9) | |
| Some college | 31.5 (0.5) | 1.6 (0.2) | 33.2 (0.8) | 34.8 (0.9) | 30.4 (0.8) | |
| ≥College graduate | 34.1 (0.6) | 1.1 (0.2) | 40.5 (0.9) | 36.5 (0.8) | 21.9 (0.8) | |
| Annual family income (n = 14,480) | ||||||
| ≤$34,999 | 24.1 (0.5) | 1.7 (0.2) | 37.2 (0.9) | 33.6 (0.8) | 27.5 (0.8) | <0.0001 |
| $35,000-$74,999 | 34.5 (0.5) | 1.4 (0.2) | 32.3 (0.8) | 35.6 (0.8) | 30.7 (0.7) | |
| $75,000-$99,999 | 15.0 (0.4) | 1.4 (0.3) | 31.8 (1.3) | 37.4 (1.3) | 29.5 (1.2) | |
| ≥$100,000 | 26.4 (0.6) | 0.9 (0.2) | 37.6 (1.1) | 38.1 (1.1) | 23.4 (1.0) | |
| Region of residence (n = 15,121) | ||||||
| Northeast | 17.6 (0.6) | 1.0 (0.3) | 37.7 (1.4) | 36.1 (1.4) | 25.2 (1.2) | <0.0001 |
| Midwest | 23.8 (0.7) | 1.5 (0.2) | 34.1 (1.1) | 34.8 (1.0) | 29.5 (0.8) | |
| South | 35.1 (0.7) | 1.5 (0.2) | 32.4 (0.7) | 36.3 (0.8) | 29.8 (0.7) | |
| West | 23.5 (0.6) | 1.3 (0.2) | 37.1 (1.1) | 37.2 (0.9) | 24.4 (1.0) | |
*
Employment was defined as having worked at a job during the previous week. GED indicates General Education Development.
†
Chi-square tests were used for each variable to examine differences across categories.