Table 1.

Characteristics of the Study Population and by Hispanic Ethnicity and Birthplace Among U.S. Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Adults—National Health Interview Survey, 2010

		Hispanic Ethnicity and Birthplace
		Hispanic
Characteristic	Total (n = 17,142)* %†	All (n = 4490)* %†	U.S. Born (n = 1711)* %†	Foreign Born (n = 2779)* %†	Non-Hispanic White, U.S. Born (n = 12,652)* %†
Age, y
18–24	13.1	17.4	28.5	10.0	12.2
25–39	26.2	37.0	34.9	38.3	23.8
40–59	36.0	32.9	25.8	37.6	36.7
≥60	24.6	12.7	10.7	14.1	27.2
Sex
Male	50.0	52.0	49.2	53.8	49.6
Female	50.0	48.0	50.8	46.2	50.4
Marital status
Married/domestic partnership	63.6	62.4	51.2	69.8	63.8
Not married‡	36.4	37.6	48.8	30.2	36.2
Education level
<High school	14.5	36.8	19.1	48.6	9.6
High school/GED	26.6	25.4	29.2	23.0	26.9
Some college	30.8	24.5	35.1	17.5	32.2
≥College graduate	28.1	13.2	16.7	10.9	31.4
Annual family income
≤$34,999	31.9	45.3	35.3	52.0	29.0
$35,000–$74,999	33.2	35.3	37.4	33.9	32.8
$75,000–$99,999	12.8	8.8	11.9	6.7	13.7
≥$100,000	22.0	10.6	15.4	7.4	24.5
Region of residence
Northeast	17.0	13.4	13.1	13.7	17.8
Midwest	25.0	8.4	9.6	7.6	28.6
South	33.8	35.6	33.4	37.0	33.5
West	24.1	42.6	44.0	41.7	20.1
Weight status
Underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2)	1.6	1.2	2.0	0.8	1.7
Normal weight (BMI 18.5 to <25 kg/m2)	35.0	28.2	28.2	28.2	36.5
Overweight (BMI 25 to <30 kg/m2)	35.1	39.5	32.6	44.1	34.2
Obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2)	28.3	31.1	37.2	27.0	27.6

^*Unweighted sample size is presented. BMI indicates body mass index; and GED, general education development.

^†Weighted percentage is presented and it may not add up to 100% because of rounding.

^‡Widowed, divorced, separated, or never married.