Table 1. Population Characteristics by Number of Chronic Conditions, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
| Characteristic | No. of Chronic Conditions |
P b | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Study Population |
0 Chronic Conditions |
1 Chronic Condition |
≥2 Chronic Conditions |
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| n | % (95% CI)a | n | % (95% CI)a | n | % (95% CI)a | n | % (95% CI)a | ||
| Totals | 33,557 | 100 (NA) | 13,790 | 43.9 (43.1–44.6) | 7,427 | 22.3 (21.7–22.9) | 12,340 | 33.8 (33.1–34.5) | NA |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 5,738 | 15.0 (14.3–15.7) | 3,155 | 20.0 (18.9–21.0) | 1,204 | 13.9 (12.9–14.8) | 1,379 | 9.4 (8.7–10.0) | <.001 |
| Non-Hispanic white | 20,277 | 67.2 (66.3–68.1) | 7,272 | 59.8 (58.5–61.0) | 4,711 | 70.1 (68.9–71.4) | 8,294 | 75.0 (73.9–76.0) | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 5,101 | 11.8 (11.2–12.3) | 2,043 | 12.6 (11.9–13.3) | 1,060 | 10.8 (10.0–11.7) | 1,998 | 11.3 (10.5–12.1) | |
| Asian | 2,078 | 5.2 (4.9–5.5) | 1,164 | 6.9 (6.4–7.5) | 386 | 4.5 (4.0–5.1) | 528 | 3.4 (3.0–3.9) | |
| Other race | 363 | 0.8 (0.6–1.0) | 156 | 0.8 (0.6–1.0) | 66 | 0.6 (0.4–0.9) | 141 | 0.9 (0.7–1.2) | |
| Age group, y | |||||||||
| 18–24 | 3,329 | 12.9 (12.3–13.5) | 2,549 | 22.7 (21.6–23.8) | 590 | 10.1 (9.0–11.1) | 190 | 2.1 (1.6–2.5) | <.001 |
| 25–34 | 5,955 | 17.6 (17.0–18.2) | 4,077 | 27.7 (26.8–28.7) | 1,269 | 16.4 (15.3–17.5) | 609 | 5.2 (4.7–5.7) | |
| 35–44 | 5,611 | 16.9 (16.4–17.5) | 3,081 | 21.5 (20.6–22.4) | 1,434 | 19.3 (18.1–20.5) | 1,096 | 9.4 (8.7–10.1) | |
| 45–54 | 5,760 | 18.6 (18.0–19.1) | 2,105 | 15.8 (15.0–16.6) | 1,531 | 22.5 (21.3–23.7) | 2,124 | 19.6 (18.7–20.5) | |
| 55–64 | 5,728 | 16.3 (15.8–16.8) | 1,213 | 7.8 (7.3–8.3) | 1,304 | 17.4 (16.3–18.6) | 3,211 | 26.5 (25.3–27.6) | |
| ≥65 | 7,174 | 17.8 (17.2–18.3) | 765 | 4.4 (4.0–4.8) | 1,299 | 14.3 (13.3–15.4) | 5,110 | 37.3 (36.2–38.4) | |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | 14,858 | 48.2 (47.4–48.9) | 6,502 | 50.6 (49.5–51.6) | 3,234 | 47.6 (46.0–49.1) | 5,122 | 45.5 (44.4–46.6) | <.001 |
| Female | 18,699 | 51.8 (51.1–52.6) | 7,288 | 49.4 (48.4–50.5) | 4,193 | 52.4 (50.9–54.0) | 7,218 | 54.5 (53.4–55.6) | |
| Marital status | |||||||||
| Divorced or separated | 6,305 | 13.5 (13.0–13.9) | 1,958 | 10.1 (9.6–10.7) | 1,399 | 13.4 (12.6–14.3) | 2,948 | 17.8 (17.1–18.6) | <.001 |
| Married | 14,583 | 53.2 (52.4–53.9) | 5,879 | 48.5 (47.4–49.6) | 3,406 | 56.5 (55.0–58.1) | 5,298 | 57.0 (55.9–58.2) | |
| Single | 9,333 | 27.1 (26.4–27.8) | 5,526 | 39.7 (38.6–40.9) | 2,009 | 24.9 (23.6–26.1) | 1,798 | 12.3 (11.6–13.0) | |
| Widowed | 3,257 | 6.2 (5.9–6.5) | 389 | 1.7 (1.5–1.9) | 592 | 5.2 (4.6–5.7) | 2,276 | 12.8 (12.1–13.5) | |
| Region | |||||||||
| Northeast | 5,617 | 18.2 (17.5–18.9) | 2,302 | 18.9 (17.8–19.9) | 1,292 | 18.9 (17.5–20.2) | 2023 | 16.9 (16.0–17.8) | <.001 |
| Midwest | 6,967 | 22.7 (21.9–23.5) | 2,783 | 22.0 (21.0–23.1) | 1,615 | 23.5 (22.1–24.9) | 2,569 | 23.1 (21.9–24.4) | |
| South | 12,184 | 36.4 (35.5–37.3) | 4,848 | 35.2 (34.0–36.4) | 2,566 | 35.0 (33.5–36.5) | 4,770 | 38.9 (37.5–40.2) | |
| West | 8,789 | 22.7 (21.8–23.5) | 3,857 | 23.9 (22.8–25.0) | 1,954 | 22.7 (21.3–24.0) | 2,978 | 21.1 (20.0–22.2) | |
| Employment status | |||||||||
| Employed | 21,412 | 66.5 (65.7–67.3) | 10,817 | 78.1 (77.2–79.1) | 5,235 | 72.4 (71.0–73.9) | 5,360 | 47.5 (46.3–48.7) | <.001 |
| Unemployed | 12,121 | 33.5 (32.7–34.3) | 2,961 | 21.9 (20.9–22.8) | 2,188 | 27.6 (26.1–29.0) | 6,972 | 52.5 (51.3–53.7) | |
| Imputed family income, $ | |||||||||
| 0–34,999 | 13,936 | 33.5 (32.6–34.4) | 5,376 | 31.7 (30.5–33.0) | 2,747 | 28.9 (27.4–30.3) | 5,813 | 38.7 (37.5–40.0) | <.001 |
| 35,000–74,999 | 9,673 | 31.9 (31.2–32.7) | 4,028 | 31.6 (30.5–32.6) | 2,193 | 31.8 (30.3–33.2) | 3,452 | 32.5 (31.3–33.7) | |
| 75,000–99,999 | 3,186 | 12.3 (11.8–12.9) | 1,396 | 12.7 (11.9–13.5) | 770 | 13.6 (12.5–14.7) | 1,020 | 11.0 (10.2–11.9) | |
| ≥100,000 | 4,963 | 22.3 (21.4–23.1) | 2,252 | 24.0 (22.8–25.2) | 1,330 | 25.8 (24.2–27.3) | 1,381 | 17.7 (16.5–18.9) | |
| Education | |||||||||
| ≤High school diploma | 14,012 | 40.2 (39.4–41.0) | 5,285 | 37.6 (36.5–38.7) | 2,876 | 37.6 (36.2–39.0) | 5,851 | 45.3 (44.0–46.6) | <.001 |
| Some college or associate degree | 10,290 | 31.3 (30.5–32.1) | 4,288 | 31.7 (30.5–32.8) | 2,320 | 31.4 (30.1–32.7) | 3,682 | 30.8 (29.6–31.9) | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 5,838 | 18.5 (17.9–19.0) | 2,776 | 21.0 (20.1–21.9) | 1,401 | 19.5 (18.4–20.6) | 1,661 | 14.5 (13.6–15.3) | |
| Graduate or professional degree | 3,282 | 10.0 (9.5–10.5) | 1,375 | 9.7 (9.0–10.4) | 811 | 11.5 (10.6–12.4) | 1,096 | 9.5 (8.7–10.2) | |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | |||||||||
| <25.0 | 11,852 | 36.6 (35.9–37.3) | 6,139 | 46.2 (45.0–47.4) | 2,597 | 36.1 (34.7–37.5) | 3,116 | 24.5 (23.6–25.4) | <.001 |
| 25.0–29.9 | 11,268 | 34.9 (34.2–35.6) | 4,473 | 33.3 (32.2–34.3) | 2,578 | 35.4 (34.1–36.8) | 4,217 | 36.5 (35.5–37.6) | |
| ≥30.0 | 9,434 | 28.5 (27.9–29.2) | 2,740 | 20.5 (19.6–21.4) | 2,046 | 28.5 (27.1–29.9) | 4,648 | 39.0 (37.9–40.1) | |
| Perceived health status | |||||||||
| Fair or poor | 5,082 | 12.9 (12.4–13.3) | 565 | 3.5 (3.1–3.8) | 719 | 8.3 (7.6–9.0) | 3,798 | 28.1 (27.0–29.2) | <.001 |
| Excellent to good | 28,461 | 87.1 (86.7–87.6) | 1,3221 | 96.5 (96.2–96.9) | 6,705 | 91.7 (91.0–92.4) | 8,535 | 71.9 (70.8–73.0) | |
| Frequent stress and anxiety | |||||||||
| No | 22,690 | 68.3 (67.6–69.0) | 10,838 | 78.6 (77.6–79.6) | 4,863 | 64.9 (63.4–66.3) | 6,989 | 57.2 (56.0–58.5) | <.001 |
| Yes | 10,846 | 31.7 (31.0–32.4) | 2,941 | 21.4 (20.4–22.4) | 2,562 | 35.1 (33.7–36.6) | 5,343 | 42.8 (41.5–44.0) | |
| Fatigue | |||||||||
| No | 28,165 | 84.6 (84.1–85.1) | 12,986 | 94.1 (93.7–94.6) | 6,377 | 85.6 (84.5–86.6) | 8,802 | 71.7 (70.6–72.7) | <.001 |
| Yes | 5,374 | 15.4 (14.9–15.9) | 798 | 5.9 (5.4–6.3) | 1,049 | 14.4 (13.4–15.5) | 3,527 | 28.3 (27.3–29.4) | |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; NA, not applicable.
a
Each n reported in the table is not weighted, but all percentages are weighted.
b
Rao-Scott χ2 tests were used to assess associations between population characteristics and number of chronic conditions.