TABLE 1.
Characteristics of HCV-infected patients (N = 4,689) — Chronic Hepatitis Cohort Study, United States, 2006–2010
| Characteristic | No. | (%)* |
|---|---|---|
| Birth year | ||
| After 1965 | 587 | (12.5) |
| 1945–1965 | 3,663 | (78.1) |
| Before 1945 | 439 | (9.4) |
| Sex | ||
| Men | 2,628 | (56.1) |
| Women | 2,061 | (43.9) |
| Race | ||
| White | 3,328 | (72.8) |
| Black or African American | 888 | (19.4) |
| Asian | 143 | (3.1) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 138 | (3.0) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 76 | (1.7) |
| Unknown | 116 | — |
| Hispanic ethnicity | ||
| Yes | 208 | (4.6) |
| No | 4,317 | (95.4) |
| Unknown | 164 | — |
| Education | ||
| Less than high school diploma | 529 | (12.6) |
| High school/General Equivalency Diploma | 1,192 | (28.5) |
| Some college/Technical school | 1,507 | (36.0) |
| College graduate or higher | 961 | (22.9) |
| Unknown | 500 | — |
| Health-care coverage | ||
| Private | 2,941 | (66.0) |
| Medicare plus | 812 | (18.2) |
| Medicaid | 459 | (10.3) |
| Medicare only | 161 | (3.6) |
| None | 86 | (1.9) |
| Employment | ||
| Part-time/Full-time | 2,035 | (45.5) |
| Disability | 1,090 | (23.2) |
| Retired | 897 | (20.1) |
| Unemployed | 448 | (9.6) |
| Unknown | 219 | — |
Abbreviation: HCV = hepatitis C virus.
*
Missing values were excluded from percentage distributions.