TABLE 1—
Unadjusted, Weighted Sample Characteristics by Occupation Group Among Adults Aged 18 Years or Older: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 17 US States, 2013–2014
| Occupation Group (SOC Code) | Frequencya | Aged 18–34 Years, % | Women, % | Hispanic, % | College Graduates, % | Married or Member of Unmarried Couple, % | Current Smokers, % | Annual Income < $25 000, % | BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2, % | Short Sleep (≤ 6 h/d), % | No Physical Activity Outside Work, % |
| Management (11) | 16 760 | 20.3 | 39.6 | 7.4 | 49.4 | 72.1 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 26.0 | 35.0 | 17.6 |
| Business and financial operations (13) | 6 005 | 25.1 | 55.7 | 5.0 | 60.2 | 68.3 | 11.5 | 3.8 | 26.3 | 31.2 | 13.9 |
| Computer and mathematical (15) | 4 436 | 30.9 | 23.4 | 4.4 | 61.6 | 71.4 | 10.6 | 3.8 | 27.6 | 34.1 | 14.1 |
| Architecture and engineering (17) | 3 792 | 26.9 | 12.3 | 3.8 | 62.8 | 72.1 | 10.8 | 2.6 | 27.1 | 34.1 | 13.4 |
| Life, physical, and social science (19) | 2 503 | 31.3 | 46.6 | 5.7 | 78.9 | 70.3 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 17.6 | 29.2 | 10.1 |
| Community and social services (21) | 3 193 | 30.0 | 65.1 | 9.8 | 70.0 | 66.0 | 14.1 | 9.0 | 29.6 | 34.5 | 16.3 |
| Legal (23) | 2 064 | 21.6 | 52.2 | 5.3 | 80.3 | 72.7 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 20.0 | 31.1 | 12.1 |
| Education, training, and library (25) | 11 622 | 25.1 | 73.5 | 5.9 | 75.7 | 69.3 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 23.2 | 29.8 | 14.8 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media (27) | 3 147 | 30.9 | 47.2 | 10.9 | 57.2 | 63.4 | 11.8 | 14.6 | 18.1 | 29.5 | 13.0 |
| Health care practitioners and technical (29) | 11 519 | 26.9 | 76.7 | 4.3 | 59.6 | 68.8 | 10.2 | 4.4 | 24.9 | 38.0 | 16.5 |
| Health care support (31) | 3 249 | 41.9 | 86.9 | 12.3 | 15.5 | 46.7 | 20.5 | 38.5 | 33.4 | 44.6 | 22.9 |
| Protective service (33) | 2 536 | 31.8 | 21.9 | 9.8 | 23.6 | 59.5 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 40.2 | 45.4 | 14.9 |
| Food preparation and serving related (35) | 3 932 | 55.8 | 50.1 | 24.2 | 9.9 | 38.6 | 28.5 | 52.9 | 22.2 | 40.3 | 28.9 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance (37) | 4 440 | 34.6 | 39.8 | 33.9 | 6.7 | 53.3 | 26.0 | 46.8 | 28.8 | 38.2 | 30.7 |
| Personal care and service (39) | 4 504 | 36.8 | 78.3 | 14.0 | 15.6 | 51.7 | 16.9 | 36.6 | 29.1 | 40.0 | 20.1 |
| Sales and related (41) | 12 301 | 39.4 | 47.7 | 9.3 | 28.5 | 55.3 | 18.8 | 24.3 | 26.2 | 34.4 | 22.8 |
| Office and administrative support (43) | 16 151 | 29.0 | 74.1 | 9.4 | 24.7 | 60.6 | 16.4 | 14.9 | 31.0 | 35.8 | 21.9 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry (45) | 1 074 | 38.7 | 16.8 | 31.4 | 9.2 | 56.8 | 17.7 | 34.9 | 30.0 | 36.6 | 37.2 |
| Construction and extraction (47) | 6 749 | 31.4 | 2.6 | 18.7 | 8.1 | 61.7 | 28.6 | 21.7 | 27.2 | 39.1 | 25.0 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair (49) | 3 984 | 32.7 | 2.6 | 15.2 | 9.6 | 62.3 | 24.6 | 15.5 | 31.7 | 41.0 | 25.2 |
| Production (51) | 5 654 | 32.6 | 27.8 | 19.1 | 8.4 | 58.4 | 22.7 | 22.3 | 32.6 | 44.6 | 27.2 |
| Transportation and material moving (53) | 5 937 | 30.2 | 17.1 | 15.6 | 7.7 | 55.0 | 25.7 | 27.0 | 38.3 | 43.4 | 31.2 |
Note. BMI = body mass index; SOC = Standard Occupational Classification. The states in this study were IL, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, ND, OR, UT, and WA.
a
Unweighted.