Table 1.
Characteristics of Respondents
| Number | Percentage | National data16 – 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 2,252) | |||
| Age group (years) | |||
| 18–24 | 396 | 18 % | 13 % |
| 25–44 | 721 | 32 % | 34 % |
| 45–64 | 676 | 30 % | 35 % |
| 65+ | 459 | 20 % | 18 % |
| Sex (male) | 771 | 34 % | 49 % |
| Education | |||
| High school or less | 307 | 14 % | 21 % |
| Some college | 617 | 28 % | 37 % |
| College graduate | 705 | 32 % | 27 % |
| Graduate school | 465 | 26 % | 14 % |
| Region | |||
| Northeast | 609 | 27 % | 18 % |
| Midwest | 425 | 19 % | 22 % |
| South | 845 | 38 % | 37 % |
| West | 373 | 17 % | 23 % |
| Hispanic | 289 | 13 % | 16 % |
| Race | |||
| White | 1401 | 65 % | 75 % |
| Black | 262 | 12 % | 14 % |
| Asian | 325 | 15 % | 6 % |
| Native American | 104 | 5 % | 2 % |
| Other | 57 | 3 % | 7 % |
| Total Household Income ($) | |||
| <20,000 | 163 | 7 % | 17 % |
| 20,000–39,000 | 354 | 16 % | 20 % |
| 40,000–59,000 | 473 | 21 % | 17 % |
| 60,000–79,000 | 345 | 15 % | 13 % |
| 80,000–99,000 | 207 | 9 % | 9 % |
| > 100,000 | 351 | 16 % | 23 % |
| Prefer not to specify | 359 | 16 % | NA |
| Self-described health | |||
| Excellent | 343 | 15 % | 25 % |
| Very good | 1,418 | 63 % | 33 % |
| Fair | 441 | 20 % | 28 % |
| Poor | 50 | 2 % | 3 % |
| Doctor’s visits in the last 6 months | |||
| 0 visits | 212 | 9 % | 27 % |
| 1 visit | 525 | 23 % | 26 % |
| 2 visit3 | 590 | 26 % | 13 % |
| 3 visits | 362 | 16 % | 9 % |
| 4 visits | 181 | 8 % | 6 % |
| >4 visits | 382 | 17 % | 20 % |
| Chronic conditions | |||
| Allergies | 682 | 30 % | NA |
| Hypertension | 653 | 29 % | 33 % |
| High cholesterol | 538 | 24 % | 32 % |
| Depression | 262 | 12 % | 16 % |
| Diabetes | 281 | 13 | 10 |
| Heart disease | 135 | 6 | 21 |
| Caregiver | 734 | 33 | 29 |
| Married | 1,275 | 57 | 52 |
| Children in household | 940 | 42 | 41 |