Table 1. Percentage Distribution of Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics of US Adults, National Health Interview Survey, 2013a .
| Characteristic | %b (95% CI) |
|---|---|
| Sexual orientation | |
| Gay/lesbian | 1.6 (1.4–1.8) |
| Straight | 97.2 (96.9–97.4) |
| Bisexual | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) |
| Something else | 0.2 (0.1–0.3) |
| I don’t know the answer | 0.4 (0.3–0.5) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 48.2 (47.5–48.9) |
| Female | 51.8 (51.1–52.5) |
| Age, y | |
| 18–44 | 47.1 (46.2–47.9) |
| 45–64 | 34.7 (33.9–35.4) |
| ≥65 | 18.3 (17.7–18.9) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Hispanic | 15.0 (14.4–15.7) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 66.1 (65.2–66.9) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 11.5 (11.0–12.1) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 5.4 (5.0–5.8) |
| Non-Hispanic otherc | 2.0 (1.7–2.2) |
| Education level | |
| Less than high school | 13.8 (13.2–14.3) |
| High school diploma/GED | 26.1 (25.4–26.8) |
| Some college | 30.9 (30.2–31.6) |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 29.2 (28.4–30.1) |
| Total annual combined family income, $ | |
| ≤24,999 | 22.2 (21.5–23.0) |
| 25,000–49,999 | 23.9 (23.2–24.6) |
| 50,000–74,999 | 18.6 (18.0–19.2) |
| ≥75,000 | 35.3 (34.4–36.3) |
| Married/cohabitating | |
| No | 40.0 (39.2–40.8) |
| Yes | 60.0 (59.2–60.8) |
| Place of residence | |
| Not in a metropolitan statistical area | 15.2 (13.9–16.6) |
| Small metropolitan statistical area | 30.9 (29.5–32.4) |
| Large metropolitan statistical area | 53.9 (52.6–55.2) |
| Health insurance status | |
| Private | 62.1 (61.3–62.9) |
| Public | 17.9 (17.3–18.5) |
| Other | 3.4 (3.1–3.6) |
| Uninsured | 16.6 (16.0–17.3) |
| Employed in the past 12 months | |
| No | 32.9 (32.2–33.6) |
| Yes | 67.1 (66.4–67.8) |
| Age by sexual orientation, y | |
| Gay/lesbian | |
| 18–44 | 54.4 (48.8–59.8) |
| 45–64 | 38.1 (32.9–43.6) |
| ≥65 | 7.5 (5.2–10.7) |
| Straight | |
| 18–44 | 46.8 (46.0–47.7) |
| 45–64 | 34.7 (33.9–35.4) |
| ≥65 | 18.5 (17.9–19.1) |
| Bisexual | |
| 18–44 | 76.1 (68.7–82.3) |
| 45–64 | 19.1 (13.5–26.2) |
| ≥65 | 4.8 (2.6–8.6) |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; GED, general educational development.
a
Estimates generated using the 2013 National Health Interview Survey Sample Adult data file (n = 34,557). Estimates are crude estimates.
b
Percentages may not add to 100 because of rounding.
c
Includes adults who identified with multiple racial groups.