Table 2.
Prevalence of selected behavioral and healthcare access measures by socioeconomic and other characteristics using the 2002 STEPS FSM (Pohnpei) dataseta.
| Characteristic | Daily tobacco useb | Physically activec | Healthcare accessd | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % (95% CI) | F (df1, df2) | P | n | % (95% CI) | F (df1, df2) | P | n | % (95% CI) | F (df1, df2) | P | |
| Education | ||||||||||||
| Primary (<9 y) | 243 | 62.1 (54.5–69.1) | 5.01 (1.7, 49.2) | 0.012 | 119 | 50.0 (41.1–58.9) | 5.87 (1.7, 49.6) | 0.007 | 99 | 48.0 (43.5–52.6) | 2.56 (1.6, 45.5) | 0.101 |
| Secondary (9–12 y) | 108 | 29.3 (23.7–35.7) | 71 | 32.2 (26.4–38.5) | 71 | 38.9 (32.5–45.8) | ||||||
| Postsecondary (≥13 y) | 30 | 08.6 (05.8–12.5) | 34 | 17.8 (12.1–25.4) | 24 | 13.1 (08.1–20.3) | ||||||
| Income | ||||||||||||
| <$5,000 | 210 | 53.0 (44.0–61.9) | 3.70 (2.6, 75.9) | 0.020 | 127 | 54.9 (46.0–63.6) | 2.14 (2.8, 80.8) | 0.107 | 85 | 41.8 (33.7–50.3) | 2.28 (2.6, 76.8) | 0.093 |
| $5,000–$10,000 | 61 | 14.7 (10.2–20.7) | 45 | 18.9 (13.5–25.9) | 44 | 20.3 (15.0–26.9) | ||||||
| >$10,000 | 24 | 05.3 (03.3–08.5) | 19 | 06.7 (03.6–12.2) | 30 | 13.3 (08.9–19.3) | ||||||
| Employment statuse | ||||||||||||
| Paid | 215 | 59.6 (52.6–66.2) | 6.33 (1.9, 55.4) | 0.004 | 121 | 56.7 (48.5–64.5) | 3.30 (2, 57) | 0.045 | 109 | 59.5 (52.1–66.4) | 3.25 (1.9, 56.5) | 0.047 |
| Unpaid | 69 | 15.3 (12.0–19.5) | 34 | 12.8 (08.7–18.4) | 40 | 19.5 (15.3–24.4) | ||||||
| Unemployed | 96 | 25.0 (20.2–30.6) | 67 | 30.6 (23.0–39.4) | 45 | 21.1 (15.1–28.6) | ||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 235 | 69.6 (64.5–74.2) | 64.97 (1, 29) | 0.000 | 140 | 71.8 (66.0–76.9) | 59.91 (1, 29) | 0.000 | 67 | 41.0 (34.0–48.4) | 7.35 (1, 29) | 0.011 |
| Female | 169 | 30.4 (25.8–35.5) | 94 | 28.2 (23.1–34.0) | 141 | 59.0 (51.6–66.0) | ||||||
| Place of residence | ||||||||||||
| Urban | 82 | 19.2 (08.8–36.9) | 3.12 (1, 29) | 0.088 | 50 | 20.5 (09.0–40.1) | 0.01 (1, 29) | 0.921 | 71 | 34.4 (17.3–56.7) | 10.45 (1, 29) | 0.003 |
| Rural | 322 | 80.8 (63.1–91.2) | 184 | 79.5 (59.9–91.0) | 137 | 65.6 (43.3–82.7) | ||||||
| Age | ||||||||||||
| 25–34 y | 105 | 33.1 (28.6–37.9) | 9.45 (2.8, 81.7) | 0.000 | 83 | 44.4 (37.9–51.2) | 2.89 (2.5, 71.3) | 0.051 | 54 | 33.8 (26.8–41.7) | 3.46 (2.7, 78.4) | 0.024 |
| 35–44 y | 146 | 39.0 (33.7–44.5) | 75 | 33.4 (26.5–41.2) | 54 | 26.5 (20.3–33.9) | ||||||
| 45–54 y | 118 | 22.0 (18.1–26.3) | 50 | 14.7 (11.3–18.8) | 66 | 25.8 (20.8–31.4) | ||||||
| 55–64 y | 35 | 06.0 (04.1–08.7) | 26 | 07.5 (05.2–10.7) | 34 | 13.8 (09.8–19.2) | ||||||
y: years; n: sample size; F: Rao-Scott adjustment to the χ 2 for complex samples (e.g., adjusted F); df: degrees of freedom.
aAll estimates are age/sex standardized to the FSM 2000 Pohnpei census; P values are based on the adjusted F and its degrees of freedom.
bDaily tobacco use defined as self-report of daily use of cigarettes, cigars, pipes, or smokeless tobacco product.
cPhysically active includes ≥30 min/d of moderate activity, ≥5 d/wk or ≥3 d of vigorous activity (>20 min/d), or ≥600 metabolic equivalent of task-min/wk.
dHealthcare access defined as self-reported screening for blood pressure or blood glucose of hypertension diagnosis in the last year.
e“Paid” category defined as government, nongovernment, or self-employed; “unpaid” category defined as retiree, volunteer, student, homemaker, or subsistence.