Table 1.

Characteristics of 2013–2014 Pooled National Health Interview Survey Samples, by Gender, Race, and Sexual Identity

	White male			Non-white male			White female			Non-white female
	S	L/G	B	S	L/G	B	S	L/G	B	S	L/G	B
Sociodemographic
Mean age	48	44	43	41	38	38	50	44	33	43	39	31
% No high school diploma	9	5	6	26	10	20	8	5	19	26	9	17
% High school diploma	26	17	14	31	21	11	25	17	15	26	30	43
% Some college	30	32	38	28	43	48	33	36	33	32	38	26
% Bachelor’s degree	34	46	42	15	27	21	33	42	32	16	23	14
% Married or living with partner	67	45	32	59	28	11	62	62	38	48	42	26
% Hispanic	--	--	--	57	50	49	--	--	--	52	48	40
% Foreign born	6	2	1	37	19	21	5	2	9	33	23	12
Health outcomes
% SRH less than very
good	36	34	43	42	43	39	37	39	39	47	49	39
% Functional limitation	32	30	37	23	31	26	42	43	41	34	38	37
Health behaviors/indicators
% Heavy/moderate drinker	32	39	52	22	31	25	17	24	27	7	13	17
% BMI >30	30	25	30	32	27	30	25	34	33	37	39	45
% Currently smoke	20	25	29	19	25	32	17	27	29	11	20	20
% Exercise 4+ times weekly	34	39	44	30	43	39	30	27	42	24	25	30
% Have trouble sleeping	47	51	69	36	55	48	58	58	71	46	55	62
Healthcare access
% No health insurance	11	10	18	31	34	36	9	14	19	24	23	22
% Medical care delayed due to cost	8	11	26	10	17	27	10	20	22	12	21	20
% Medical care unmet due to cost	6	7	14	9	10	29	7	17	15	10	21	10
% Can’t afford health services	13	21	31	19	25	24	18	20	39	25	29	31
% Save medication to save money	17	19	31	15	16	24	23	22	39	21	21	24
N	18,174	400	101	8,796	175	40	21,828	306	225	11,963	181	113

S, Straight; L/G, Lesbian or Gay; B, Bisexual; SRH, Self-Rated Health

All proportions based on survey-adjusted sample weights. For educational attainment outcomes, numbers may not sum to one due to rounding. For BMI outcome, only non-imputed values are included.