Table 1.
Characteristics of study population, 2003–2010.
| Participant Characteristic | Children 2–18 | Adults 19 & Older | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| Unweighted sample size (N) | 6775 | 6646 | 10,181 | 10,789 |
| Gender (%) | 50.7 | 49.3 | 47.9 | 52.1 |
| Race-ethnicity (%) | ||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 30.9 | 29.3 | 34.0 | 36.8 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 7.0 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| Mexican American | 9.5 | 9.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Other | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| Poverty Income Ratio (PIR) (%) | ||||
| <1.3 | 15.5 | 16.4 | 9.0 | 12.0 |
| 1.3–1.84 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 5.8 |
| 1.85–3.4 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 12.5 |
| >3.4 | 17.1 | 15.7 | 22.8 | 21.8 |
| Education (%) | ||||
| No high school diploma | N/A | N/A | 8.9 | 9.8 |
| High school graduate | N/A | N/A | 12.3 | 13.0 |
| More than high school | N/A | N/A | 26.6 | 29.2 |