Table 1.

Characteristics of Puerto Rican adult populations.

Variables	Hispanics living in Puerto Ricoa – BRFSS (Hispanics in PR) n = 12067		Hispanics of Puerto Rican descentb – NHIS (PR Americans) n = 1463
	Sample sizec	Weighted % (95% CI)	Sample sizec	Weighted % (95% CI)
Sex
Male	4244	47.0 (45.8–48.2)	553	46.7 (42.7–50.7)
Female	7823	53.0 (51.8–54.2)	910	53.3 (49.3–57.3)
Age, year range
18–34	1630	34.0 (32.7–35.3)	500	37.5 (33.7–41.4)
35–44	1487	18.4 (17.5–19.4)	303	21.2 (18.3–24.6)
45–54	1951	16.9 (16.1–17.7)	258	17.9 (15.5–20.5)
55–64	2538	13.9 (13.3–14.5)	184	12.3 (10.3–14.7)
65+	4403	16.8 (16.2–17.4)	218	11.1 (9.3–13.1)
Education level
High School (HS) graduate or less	6503	43.3 (42.1–44.5)	845	54.7 (50.5–58.8)
Some college	2557	27.5 (26.3–28.6)	380	28.9 (25.3–32.9)
College four years or more	2985	29.2 (28.1–30.4)	216	16.3 (13.7–19.4)
Household income
<$15 000	4834	38.7 (37.4–39.9)	434	19.9 (17.3–22.7)
$15 000–$24 999	2683	31.6 (30.3–32.8)	231	14.3 (12.0–17.0)
$25 000–$49 999	1614	19.9 (18.8–20.9)	371	25.2 (22.2–28.4)
$50 000–$74 999	370	5.1 (4.5–5.8)	197	16.4 (14.1–18.9)
≥$75 000	363	4.8 (4.3–5.4)	230	24.3 (20.8–28.2)
Body mass index (BMI)
Obese	3093	27.1 (26.0–28.2)	486	37.0 (33.9–40.2)
Non-obese	8316	72.9 (71.8–74.0)	924	63.0 (59.8–66.1)
Cigarette smoking status
Current smoker	1078	11.4 (10.6–12.2)	306	18.2 (15.7–21.1)
Former smoker	2578	17.9 (17.1–18.8)	260	20.3 (17.8–23.1)
Nonsmoker	8403	70.7 (69.6–71.8)	879	61.5 (57.9–64.9)

^a2008–2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data.

^b2008–2010 National Health Interview Survey data.

^cSample size (unweighted) for the corresponding subpopulations.