Table 1.
Description of adult study sample National Health Interview Survey, 2012
| All | Number 7993 |
Wt.% |
|---|---|---|
| Race | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 4958 | 68.6 |
| Non-Hispanic AA | 1170 | 11.4 |
| Latino | 1309 | 14.2 |
| Other | 556 | 5.8 |
| Personal characteristics | ||
| Gender | ||
| Women | 4418 | 51.7 |
| Men | 3575 | 48.3 |
| Age | ||
| 22–39 | 2566 | 33.3 |
| 40–49 | 1453 | 20.2 |
| 50–64 | 2192 | 27.5 |
| 65+ | 1782 | 19.1 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 4138 | 64.4 |
| Other | 3838 | 35.6 |
| Smoking status | ||
| Never smoked | 4585 | 57.6 |
| Past smoker | 1800 | 22.7 |
| Current smoker | 1595 | 19.6 |
| Alcohol use | ||
| Lifetime abstainer | 1612 | 18.4 |
| Former drinker | 2299 | 27.9 |
| Current drinker | 4006 | 53.7 |
| External environment | ||
| Region | ||
| Northeast | 1312 | 17.1 |
| Midwest | 1655 | 23.4 |
| South | 2945 | 37.2 |
| West | 2081 | 22.4 |
| Body structure and functioning | ||
| Body mass index | ||
| Underweight | 121 | 1.5 |
| Normal | 2599 | 31.8 |
| Overweight | 2803 | 35.9 |
| Obese | 1904 | 23.7 |
| Morbid obese | 328 | 4.1 |
| Health condition | ||
| Any chronic condition | ||
| Yes | 4630 | 55.7 |
| No | 3362 | 44.3 |
| Socioeconomic characteristics | ||
| Education | ||
| LT HS | 1277 | 14.3 |
| HS | 2012 | 24.8 |
| GT HS | 4669 | 60.9 |
| Poverty status | ||
| LT 100 % FPL | 1274 | 12 |
| 100–LT 200 % FPL | 1442 | 16 |
| 200 % and above FPL | 4417 | 61 |
Note: Based on 7993 adults, 21 years or older, responded to adult sample and disability questionnaires and did not have missing data on disability status
FPL Federal Poverty Line, GT greater than, LT less than, Wt weighted, HS high school; AA African American