Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics, Southeastern Pennsylvania Household Health Survey 2006 and 2008
| Percentage or Mean | Observations | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual-level Variables | ||
| High blood pressure | 26.73% | 1,560 |
| High cholesterol level | 23.88% | 1,554 |
| Age | 41.83 (15.01) | 1,563 |
| Male | 30.90% | 1,563 |
| Marital status | 1,555 | |
| Married/living with partner | 49.45% | |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 31.19% | |
| Single | 19.36% | |
| US born | 42.77% | 1,555 |
| Educational attainment | 1,554 | |
| High school or below | 61.78% | |
| Some college | 18.73% | |
| College or above | 19.50% | |
| Income-poverty ratio | 1,563 | |
| < 100% FPL | 26.68% | |
| 100%–200% FPL | 31.99% | |
| ≥ 200% FPL | 41.33% | |
| Family size (5 or more) | 15.04% | 1,563 |
| Health insurance (yes) | 78.31% | 1,563 |
| Discrimination (yes) | 15.97% | 1,528 |
| Housing discrimination | 1,530 | |
| Never | 91.05% | |
| Once | 2.22% | |
| 2–3 times | 4.71% | |
| 4 or more times | 2.03% | |
| Current smoker | 21.12% | 1,558 |
| Leisure-time physical activity | 36.91% | 1,558 |
| Fruits/vegetable intake | 2.22 (1.67) | 1,525 |
| Survey year 2008 | 32.35% | 1,563 |
| Neighborhood-level Variables | ||
| Percent Latino ≥ 25% | 38.86% | 1,562 |
| Immigrant concentration | 1,562 | |
| Low | 21.45% | |
| Medium | 36.88% | |
| High | 41.68% | |
| Neighborhood poverty ≥ 20% | 56.57% | 1,561 |
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| Sample Size (N) | 1,563 | |
Note. Unweighted sample. Standard errors are in parentheses. Sample size for each variable may vary due to different amounts of missing data.