Table 2.
Demographic characteristics: overall and by job category
| Variable | Category | All % (n) | White Collar % (n) | Blue Collar % (n) | Service Worker % (n) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Category | 18–34 | 20.5 (344) | 20.3 (269) | 18 (48) | 31.4 (27) | 0.0941 |
| 35–51 | 46.9 (788) | 46.6 (619) | 49.4 (132) | 43 (37) | ||
| 52+ | 32.7 (549) | 33.1 (440) | 32.6 (87) | 25.6 (22) | ||
| Gender | Male | 40.5 (681) | 37.6 (499) | 59.2 (158) | 27.9 (24) | <0.0001* |
| Female | 59.5 (1000) | 62.4 (829) | 40.8 (109) | 72.1 (62) | ||
| Employment Status | Full-time | 89.8 (1510) | 88.4 (1174) | 98.9 (264) | 83.7 (72) | <0.0001* |
| Part-time and Per Diem | 10.5 (171) | 11.6 (154) | 1.1 (3) | 16.3 (14) | ||
| Hispanic | Yes | 5.5 (92) | 2.9 (38) | 18.4 (49) | 5.9 (5) | <0.0001* |
| No | 94.5 (1580) | 97.1 (1283) | 81.6 (217) | 94.1 (80) | ||
| Race | White | 89.9 (1440) | 91.2 (1181) | 86.2 (193) | 80.5 (66) | <0.0001* |
| Black | 4.6 (74) | 3.7 (48) | 5.8 (13) | 15.9 (13) | ||
| Asian | 2.7 (43) | 2.6 (34) | 4 (9) | 0 (0) | ||
| Hawaiian | 0.2 (3) | 0.2 (2) | 0.4 (1) | 0 (0) | ||
| Native American | 1 (9) | 0.3 (4) | 1.3 (3) | 2.4 (2) | ||
| More than one race | 2 (32) | 2 (26) | 2.2 (5) | 1.2 (1) | ||
| Education Status | ≤HS | 20.7 (347) | 10 (132) | 65.9 (174) | 47.7 (41) | <0.0001* |
| Some post secondary educ | 30.2 (505) | 29.9 (395) | 26.9 (71) | 45.3 (39) | ||
| College grad/post grad | 49.1 (821) | 60.2 (796) | 7.2 (19) | 7 (6) | ||
| Income Status | ≤$50,000 | 28.5 (442) | 20.7 (252) | 56.9 (141) | 57.6 (49) | <0.0001* |
| $50,001–$100,000 | 41.4 (642) | 42.2 (514) | 38.7 (96) | 37.6 (32) | ||
| $100,001+ | 30.1 (466) | 37.1 (451) | 4.4 (11) | 4.7 (4) | ||
| Marital Status | Married/living w/domestic partner | 66.0 (1104) | 68 (900) | 58.7 (155) | 57 (49) | 0.0253* |
| Separated/divorced | 13.0 (217) | 12.2 (161) | 17 (45) | 12.8 (11) | ||
| Widowed | 1.8 (30) | 1.6 (21) | 2.7 (7) | 2.3 (2) | ||
| Never married | 19.3 (322) | 18.2 (241) | 21.6 (57) | 27.9 (24) | ||
| BMI | Underweight | 13 | 0.9 (11) | 0.8 (2) | 0 (0) | 0.0024* |
| Normal | 421 | 29.4 (363) | 19.5 (48) | 13 (10) | ||
| Overweight | 573 | 36 (444) | 39.8 (98) | 40.3 (31) | ||
| Obese | 550 | 33.7 (416) | 39.8 (98) | 46.8 (36) |
| Variable | Overall Mean (Std. Dev) (n) | White Collar Mean (Std. Dev) (n) | Blue Collar Mean (Std. Dev) (n) | Service Worker Mean (Std. Dev) (n) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean years) | 44.18 (12.21) (1681) | 45.27 (11.57)(1328) | 45.26 (11.07)(267) | 42.02 (14.00)(86) | 0.042* |
| BMI No Outliers (mean) | 29.60 (5.84)(1540) | 28.32 (5.77)(1219) | 29.75 (5.78)(244) | 30.73 (5.98)(77) | <0.0001* |