Table 3.
Characteristics at enrollment: full cohort, Gulf state residents, and home visit participants: GuLF STUDY 2011–2013 [n (%)].
| Subject characteristics | Full cohort, total (N = 32,608) | Full cohort, workers (N = 24,937) | Full cohort, nonworkers (N = 7,671) | Home visit, eligible Gulf residentsa (N = 25,304) | Home visit, completed (N = 11,193) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | |||||
| < 30 | 6,262 (19.2) | 5,014 (20.1) | 1,248 (16.3) | 4,915 (19.4) | 1,973 (17.6) |
| 30–45 | 12,074 (37.0) | 9,532 (38.2) | 2,542 (33.1) | 9,122 (36.0) | 3,931 (35.1) |
| > 45 | 14,160 (43.4) | 10,308 (41.3) | 3,852 (50.2) | 11,190 (44.2) | 5,282 (47.2) |
| Don’t know/refused | 112 (0.3) | 83 (0.3) | 29 (0.4) | 77 (0.3) | 7 (0.1) |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 26,341 (80.8) | 20,578 (82.5) | 5,763 (75.1) | 20,360 (80.5) | 8,752 (78.2) |
| Female | 6,265 (19.2) | 4,359 (17.5) | 1,906 (24.8) | 4,942 (19.5) | 2,441 (21.8) |
| Don’t know/refused | 2 (0.0) | 2 (0.0) | 2 (0.0) | ||
| Race | |||||
| White | 20,688 (63.4) | 16,097 (64.6) | 4,591 (59.8) | 15,634 (61.8) | 6,106 (54.6) |
| Black | 7,425 (22.8) | 5,626 (22.6) | 1,799 (23.5) | 6,943 (27.4) | 3,881 (34.7) |
| Asian | 1,325 (4.1) | 781 (3.1) | 544 (7.1) | 218 (0.9) | 76 (0.7) |
| Other/multi-racial | 3,026 (9.3) | 2,329 (9.3) | 697 (9.1) | 2,417 (9.6) | 1,094 (9.8) |
| Don’t know/refused | 144 (0.4) | 104 (0.4) | 40 (0.5) | 92 (0.4) | 36 (0.3) |
| Hispanic ethnicity | |||||
| Yes | 2,115 (6.5) | 1,711 (6.9) | 404 (5.3) | 1,604 (6.3) | 676 (6.0) |
| No | 30,399 (93.2) | 23,159 (92.9) | 7,240 (94.4) | 23,626 (93.4) | 10,487 (93.7) |
| Don’t know/refused | 94 (0.3) | 67 (0.3) | 27 (0.4) | 74 (0.3) | 30 (0.3) |
| Location at enrollment | |||||
| Alabama | 5,919 (18.2) | 4,491 (18.0) | 1,428 (18.6) | 5,838 (23.1) | 2,959 (26.4) |
| Florida | 6,975 (21.4) | 5,031 (20.2) | 1,944 (25.3) | 6,898 (27.3) | 3,223 (28.8) |
| Louisiana | 7,856 (24.1) | 5,599 (22.5) | 2,257 (29.4) | 7,293 (28.8) | 2,743 (24.5) |
| Mississippi | 4,241 (13.0) | 3,316 (13.3) | 925 (12.1) | 3,974 (15.7) | 1,930 (17.2) |
| Texas | 1,837 (5.6) | 1,521 (6.1) | 316 (4.1) | 1,301 (5.1) | 338 (3.0) |
| Other | 5,780 (17.7) | 4,979 (20.0) | 801 (10.4) | ||
| Marital status | |||||
| Married/living as married | 18,337 (56.2) | 14,096 (56.5) | 4,241 (55.3) | 13,531 (53.5) | 5,577 (49.8) |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 6,137 (18.8) | 4,593 (18.4) | 1,544 (20.1) | 5,223 (20.6) | 2,610 (23.3) |
| Never married | 7,840 (24.0) | 6,066 (24.3) | 1,774 (23.1) | 6,418 (25.4) | 2,961 (26.5) |
| Don’t know/refused | 294 (0.9) | 182 (0.7) | 112 (1.5) | 132 (0.5) | 45 (0.4) |
| Educational attainment | |||||
| Less than high school/equivalent | 5,099 (15.6) | 3,822 (15.3) | 1,277 (16.6) | 4,843 (19.1) | 2,378 (21.2) |
| High school diploma/GED | 9,436 (28.9) | 7,158 (28.7) | 2,278 (29.7) | 8,319 (32.9) | 3,789 (33.9) |
| Some college/2-year degree | 9,382 (28.8) | 7,301 (29.3) | 2,081 (27.1) | 7,552 (29.8) | 3,351 (29.9) |
| 4-year college graduate or more | 7,584 (23.3) | 6,026 (24.2) | 1,558 (20.3) | 4,504 (17.8) | 1,640 (14.7) |
| Don’t know/refused | 1,107 (3.4) | 630 (2.5) | 477 (6.2) | 86 (0.3) | 35 (0.3) |
| Annual household income | |||||
| < $20,000 | 8,414 (25.8) | 6,150 (24.7) | 2,264 (29.5) | 7,740 (30.6) | 4,165 (37.2) |
| $20,001–$50,000 | 9,235 (28.3) | 7,153 (28.7) | 2,082 (27.1) | 7,505 (29.7) | 3,461 (30.9) |
| > $50,000 | 11,185 (34.3) | 9,042 (36.3) | 2,143 (27.9) | 7,411 (29.3) | 2,771 (24.8) |
| Don’t know/refused | 3,774 (11.6) | 2,592 (10.4) | 1,182 (15.4) | 2,648 (10.5) | 796 (7.1) |
| Worked ≥ 1 day(s) on clean-up | |||||
| Yes | 24,937 (76.5) | 24,937 (100.0) | 18,943 (74.9) | 8,968 (80.1) | |
| No | 7,671 (23.5) | 7,671 (100.0) | 6,361 (25.1) | 2,225 (19.9) | |
| aGulf state residents eligible for home visit: Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, eastern Texas. | |||||