TABLE 3.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Study Population by Impaired Quality of Life Status
| Physical domain |
Mental domain |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic Characteristic |
Frequent Physical Distress |
Fair or Poor General Health |
Frequent Activity Limitations |
Frequent Mental Distress |
Dissatisfied or Very Dissatisfied With Life |
Sometimes, Rarely, or Never Has Social and Emotional Support |
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| % (95% CI) | Sig | % (95% CI) | Sig | % (95% CI) | Sig | % (95% CI) | Sig | % (95% CI) | Sig | % (95% CI) | Sig | |
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 9.6 (9.1-10.2) | * | 14.5 (13.8-15.2) | * | 6.2 (5.7-6.7) | * | 8.2 (7.7-8.9) | * | 5.4 (4.9-6.0) | 21.1 (20.2-22.0) | * | |
| Female | 12.1 (11.6-12.6) | 16.5 (16.0-17.1) | 7.6 (7.3-8.0) | 11.9 (11.4-12.5) | 5.3 (5.0-5.7) | 19.2 (18.6-19.9) | ||||||
| Race | ||||||||||||
| White non-Hispanic | 10.9 (10.5-11.3) | 14.0 (13.5-14.4) | * | 6.7 (6.4-7.1) | 9.7 (9.3-10.2) | * | 4.7 (4.4-5.1) | * | 16.5 (15.9-17.0) | * | ||
| Black non-Hispanic | 10.8 (9.9-11.8) | 21.3 (19.9-22.7) | 7.6 (6.9-8.5) | 12.2 (11.0-13.5) | 7.8 (6.8-9.0) | 30.1 (28.4-31.9) | ||||||
| Hispanic | 9.8 (8.1-11.8) | 20.7 (18.3-23.3) | 6.1 (4.8-7.9) | 10.1 (8.3-12.2) | 6.3 (4.7-8.2) | 30.3 (27.2-33.6) | ||||||
| Other non-Hispanica | 12.2 (10.0-14.7) | 15.5 (13.5-17.7) | 8.6 (6.7-10.9) | 10.6 (8.8-12.6) | 7.3 (5.6-9.5) | 32.0 (28.8-35.4) | ||||||
| Age, y | ||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 4.3 (3.2-5.7) | * | 7.1 (5.8-8.7) | * | 3.3 (2.3-4.5) | * | 11.7 (10.0-13.7) | * | 5.4 (4.1-5.7) | * | 21.0 (18.5-23.7) | * |
| 25-34 | 6.0 (5.2-7.1) | 8.9 (7.8-10.1) | 4.2 (3.5-5.1) | 10.6 (9.5-211.8) | 5.3 (4.4-6.3) | 19.4 (17.8-21.0) | ||||||
| 35-44 | 8.0 (7.2-8.8) | 11.0 (10.0-11.9) | 5.3 (4.7-6.0) | 10.5 (9.6-11.4) | 5.6 (5.0-6.4) | 18.9 (17.7-20.2) | ||||||
| 45-54 | 12.3 (11.5-13.2) | 16.0 (15.1-17.0) | 8.3 (7.6-9.0) | 11.9 (11.1-12.7) | 6.6 (6.0-7.3) | 21.8 (20.7-22.9) | ||||||
| ≥55 | 16.9 (16.3-17.6) | 24.7 (24.0-25.4) | 9.9 (9.4-10.4) | 8.1 (7.7-8.6) | 4.5 (4.2-4.9) | 19.9 (19.3-20.6) | ||||||
| Education | ||||||||||||
| Less than high school | 24.0 (22.2-25.9) | * | 37.3 (35.3-39.3) | * | 16.3 (14.7-17.9) | * | 17.5 (15.9-19.2) | * | 9.5 (8.2-10.9) | * | 40.3 (38.1-42.5) | * |
| High school diploma | 13.1 (12.3-13.8) | 20.1 (19.2-21.0) | 8.4 (7.8-9.0) | 11.3 (10.6-12.1) | 6.3 (5.7-7.0) | 24.0 (23.0-25.1) | ||||||
| Greater than high school | 7.9 (7.5-8.3) | 10.0 (9.5-10.4) | 4.8 (4.5-5.2) | 8.5 (8.0-9.0) | 4.3 (4.0-4.7) | 15.2 (14.6-15.9) | ||||||
| Employment status | ||||||||||||
| Currently employed | 5.3 (4.9-5.7) | * | 8.20 (7.6-8.5) | * | 2.5 (2.2-2.8) | * | 8.0 (7.5-8.5) | * | 3.7 (3.4-4.1) | * | 17.7 (17.0-18.4) | * |
| Unemployed | 15.8 (13.8-18.1) | 22.4 (20.0-25.0) | 13.4 (11.6-15.4) | 20.2 (17.9-22.7) | 13.9 (12.0-16.2) | 31.1 (29.1-24.1) | ||||||
| Retired | 16.6 (15.8-17.5) | 26.0 (25.0-27.0) | 9.2 (8.5-9.9) | 6.2 (5.7-6.7) | 3.2 (2.9-3.7) | 19.9 (19.0-20.9) | ||||||
| Unable to work | 57.4 (54.8-59.9) | 68.7 (66.3-71.0) | 48.5 (45.9-51.0) | 36.5 (34.2-38.9) | 24.5 (22.4-26.8) | 42.3 (39.8-44.8) | ||||||
| Housewife/student | 8.6 (7.6-9.8) | 11.5 (10.4-12.7) | 4.7 (4.0-5.5) | 9.5 (8.4-10.8) | 3.8 (3.1-4.7) | 16.9 (15.4-18.6) | ||||||
| Marital status | ||||||||||||
| Currently married | 9.3 (8.9-9.8) | * | 12.9 (12.4-13.4) | * | 5.6 (5.3-6.0) | * | 7.9 (7.4-8.3) | * | 3.1 (2.8-3.5) | * | 15.3 (14.6-15.9) | * |
| Previously marriedb | 19.2 (18.3-20.1) | 27.9 (26.9-29.0) | 12.8 (12.0-13.6) | 15.1 (14.2-16.0) | 9.9 (9.2-10.7) | 29.6 (28.5-30.7) | ||||||
| Never marriedc | 8.6 (7.7-9.6) | 12.9 (11.9-14.1) | 5.9 (5.2-6.7) | 12.6 (11.5-13.8) | 8.0 (7.1-9.1) | 25.9 (24.3-27.5) | ||||||
Abbreviation: Sig, significance.
a
Asian, non-Hispanic; Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic; American Indian/Alaska native, non-Hispanic; other race, non-Hispanic; multirace, non-Hispanic.
b
Previously married includes those divorced, widowed, or separated.
c
Never married includes those never married or member of unmarried couple.
*
Chi-square test, P<.05.