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. 2016 Mar;14(2):109–116. doi: 10.1370/afm.1886

Table 2.

Sample Characteristics

Characteristic Value
Sample size, No. 746
Mean age (range), y 44.4 (18–75)
Female, % 67.7
Race/ethnicity, %
 Hispanic 54.3
 Non-Hispanic white 30.6
 Non-Hispanic black 11.5
 Other 3.6
Survey language, %
 English 92.2
 Spanish 7.8
Educational attainment, %
 0–8 years 6.1
 9–11 years 10.0
 High school graduate/GED 25.0
 Any college 58.9
Monthly income range, %
 <$1000 35.4
 $1,000–1,499 14.4
 $1500–1999 13.5
 $2000–2499 9.0
 $2500–3499 8.6
 $3500–4999 9.3
 ≥$5000 9.9
BMI > 25 kg/m2, % 78.1
Meeting CDC physical activity recommendations (150 minutes/week), % 54.8
Starting the Conversation-Diet score, mean (range) 15.2 (7–21)

BMI = body mass index; CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; GED = general equivalency diploma.