TABLE 1—
Characteristics of Adults in Black Communities in the REACH US Project, 2009, Compared With US Non-Hispanic White and Non-Hispanic Black Populations in the BRFSS, 2009
| BRFSS |
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| Characteristic | REACH US Communities (n = 8765), %a (95% CI) | Non-Hispanic White (n = 323 740), %a (95% CI) | Non-Hispanic Black (n = 31 547), %a (95% CI) |
| Age groups, y | |||
| 18–34 | 29.4 (28.1, 30.7) | 26.8 (26.3, 27.2) | 34.2 (32.8, 35.7) |
| 35–44 | 16.5 (15.5, 17.6) | 17.2 (16.9, 17.5) | 19.6 (18.5, 20.7) |
| 45–54 | 17.3 (16.4, 18.1) | 20.0 (19.7, 20.3) | 19.3 (18.3, 20.3) |
| 55–64 | 18.6 (17.7, 19.5) | 15.8 (15.6, 16.1) | 13.9 (13.1, 14.7) |
| ≥ 65 | 18.2 (17.5, 19.0) | 20.2 (20.0, 20.4) | 13.0 (12.3, 13.7) |
| Male | 44.5 (43.3, 45.7) | 48.9 (48.7, 49.1) | 48.1 (46.9, 49.3) |
| Education level | |||
| < high school | 15.1 (14.2, 16.0) | 10.7 (10.4, 11.0) | 18.8 (17.6, 20.0) |
| High school | 31.6 (30.4, 32.8) | 30.3 (29.9, 30.7) | 33.6 (32.4, 35.0) |
| > high school | 53.4 (52.1, 54.6) | 59.0 (58.6, 59.4) | 47.6 (46.2, 49.0) |
| Annual family income, $ | |||
| < 25 000 | 49.0 (47.6, 50.4) | 24.5 (24.1, 24.9) | 46.7 (45.3, 48.2) |
| 25 000 to < 50 000 | 28.0 (26.8, 29.2) | 27.1 (26.7, 27.4) | 28.3 (27.0, 29.7) |
| ≥ 50 000 | 23.0 (21.9, 24.3) | 48.5 (48.1, 48.9) | 24.9 (23.8, 26.1) |
| Employment status | |||
| Employed | 44.5 (43.2, 45.8) | 57.3 (56.9, 57.7) | 52.4 (51.0, 53.8) |
| Unemployed | 16.4 (15.4, 17.4) | 7.5 (7.3, 7.8) | 14.6 (13.6, 15.6) |
| Homemaker, student, retired | 27.3 (26.2, 28.4) | 29.9 (29.5, 30.2) | 22.8 (21.7, 23.9) |
| Unable to work | 11.8 (11.1, 12.6) | 5.3 (5.1, 5.5) | 10.3 (9.6, 11.0) |
Note. BRFSS = Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; CI = confidence interval; REACH US = Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health across the United States. Not all percentages sum to 100% because of rounding.
a
Weighted %.