Table 1.
Characteristics of participants by region of residence among US adults, based on data from the National Health Interview Survey, 2010
| Characteristic | All | Percentage of Distribution by Region of Residence
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| Northeast (n = 4,063) | Midwest (n = 5,602) | South (n = 9,313) | West (n = 6,453) | P valuea | ||
| ←———%b ±standard error———→ | ||||||
| Total sample (n = 25,431) | 100 | 17.6±0.5 | 23.2±0.5 | 35.5±0.6 | 23.7±0.6 | |
| Age (y) (n = 25,431) | 0.0008 | |||||
| 18–24 | 13.1±0.3 | 15.7±1.0 | 23.9±1.3 | 35.3±1.4 | 25.1±1.1 | |
| 25–39 | 26.4±0.4 | 16.0±0.8 | 22.6±0.7 | 35.5±0.8 | 25.8±0.8 | |
| 40–59 | 36.2±0.4 | 18.2±0.7 | 23.6±0.7 | 35.2±0.9 | 23.0±0.7 | |
| ≥60 | 24.3±0.4 | 19.4±0.8 | 22.7±0.8 | 35.9±1.0 | 21.9±0.9 | |
| Sex (n = 25,431) | 0.91 | |||||
| Male | 48.2±0.4 | 17.6±0.6 | 23.1±0.7 | 35.3±0.7 | 24.0±0.7 | |
| Female | 51.8±0.4 | 17.6±0.5 | 23.3±0.5 | 35.7±0.7 | 23.5±0.6 | |
| Race/ethnicity (n = 25,431) | <0.0001 | |||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 68.2±0.5 | 19.1±0.6 | 27.7±0.7 | 32.9±0.8 | 20.3±0.7 | |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 11.5±0.3 | 15.2±1.0 | 17.7±1.1 | 58.4±1.5 | 8.7±0.7 | |
| Hispanic | 14.0±0.3 | 13.1±0.7 | 8.6±0.7 | 35.3±1.1 | 43.0±1.2 | |
| Other/multiracial | 6.3±0.2 | 16.0±1.2 | 16.1±1.5 | 22.6±1.6 | 45.3±1.9 | |
| Marital status (n = 25,391) | 0.033 | |||||
| Married/domestic partnership | 61.4±0.4 | 17.0±0.6 | 23.9±0.6 | 35.2±0.8 | 24.0±0.6 | |
| Not marriedc | 38.6±0.4 | 18.5±0.6 | 22.1±0.6 | 36.0±0.7 | 23.4±0.7 | |
| Education level (n = 25,337) | <0.0001 | |||||
| <High school | 14.3±0.3 | 14.7±0.7 | 19.5±1.0 | 39.8±1.2 | 25.9±1.1 | |
| High school/general education development diploma | 26.7±0.4 | 19.1±0.7 | 24.8±0.8 | 37.1±0.8 | 19.0±0.8 | |
| Some college | 30.7±0.4 | 15.4±0.8 | 25.0±0.8 | 33.8±0.8 | 25.7±0.8 | |
| College graduate or additional education | 28.4±0.5 | 19.9±0.8 | 21.5±0.9 | 33.7±1.1 | 24.9±0.9 | |
| Annual family income ($) (n = 25,431) | <0.0001 | |||||
| <35,000 | 32.3±0.5 | 15.5±0.6 | 23.0±0.8 | 39.3±0.8 | 22.2±0.9 | |
| 35,000–74,999 | 30.9±0.4 | 15.6±0.7 | 24.8±0.7 | 36.2±0.9 | 23.5±0.8 | |
| 75,000–99,999 | 11.6±0.3 | 18.2±1.1 | 24.7±1.4 | 33.1±1.3 | 24.0±1.2 | |
| ≥100,000 | 19.9±0.5 | 22.5±1.2 | 19.9±1.2 | 30.3±1.4 | 27.2±1.2 | |
| Do not know/refused/missing | 5.3±0.2 | 22.3±1.7 | 23.6±1.7 | 33.3±1.8 | 20.8±1.3 | |
a
χ2 tests were used for each variable to examine differences across categories.
b
Because of rounding, weighted percentages may not add up to 100%.
c
Widowed, divorced, separated, or never married.