Table 1. Selected characteristics among persons aged 25 to 64 years with high-risk conditions (BRFSS 2010)*.
| All states combined, % | ||
|---|---|---|
|
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| Persons with high-risk conditions (n = 50,242)† | Persons without high-risk conditions (n = 132,000) | |
| Total | 24.8 | 75.2 |
| Age, yr | ||
| 25-49 | 50.6 | 69.9‡ |
| 50-64 | 49.4 | 30.1 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 43.7 | 49.3‡ |
| Female | 56.3 | 50.7 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White, non-Hispanic | 65.0 | 68.3‡ |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 14.3 | 10.0 |
| Hispanic | 12.4 | 14.0 |
| Other | 8.3 | 7.7 |
| Education level | ||
| Less than high school | 13.7 | 9.4‡ |
| High school graduate | 34.3 | 31.0 |
| More than high school graduate | 52.0 | 59.6 |
| Employment | ||
| Employed | 51.3 | 71.7‡ |
| Unemployed | 48.7 | 28.3 |
| Income, $ | ||
| <20,000 | 25.8 | 13.4‡ |
| 20,000-49,999 | 31.3 | 29.8 |
| 50,000-74,999 | 32.7 | 17.2 |
| 75,000+ | 10.2 | 34.2 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 58.5 | 69.1‡ |
| Widowed/divorced/separated | 25.7 | 15.5 |
| Never married | 15.8 | 15.4 |
| Perceived health | ||
| Excellent/very good | 26.8 | 61.4‡ |
| Good | 33.3 | 29.2 |
| Fair | 25.4 | 7.8 |
| Poor | 14.5 | 1.6 |
| Insurance status | ||
| Yes | 82.1 | 81.1‡ |
| No | 17.9 | 18.9 |
| Need to see a doctor but could not | ||
| Yes | 26.0 | 16.2‡ |
| No | 74.0 | 83.8 |
| Primary doctor | ||
| Yes | 86.6 | 77.0‡ |
| No | 13.4 | 23.0 |
| Activity limitation | ||
| Yes | 42.3 | 13.9‡ |
| No | 57.7 | 86.1 |
| Time since last checkup | ||
| <1 yr | 73.8 | 61.9‡ |
| ≥1 yr | 26.2 | 38.1 |
| Smoke status | ||
| Current smoker | 26.9 | 20.7‡ |
| Former smoker | 27.2 | 22.2 |
| Never smoker | 45.9 | 57.1 |
| Influenza vaccination | ||
| H1N1 and seasonal | 15.7 | 10.7‡ |
| H1N1 only | 4.2 | 4.0 |
| Seasonal only | 26.4 | 18.4 |
| Neither | 53.7 | 66.9 |
| MSA | ||
| In MSA | 90.9 | 92.0‡ |
| Not in a MSA | 9.1 | 8.0 |
| Persons with asthma | ||
| Yes | 40.1 | N/A |
| No | 59.9 | N/A |
| Persons with diabetes | ||
| Yes | 35.9 | N/A |
| No | 64.1 | N/A |
| Persons with heart diseases | ||
| Yes | 26.0 | N/A |
| No | 74.0 | N/A |
| Persons with other high-risk conditions§ | ||
| Yes | 34.7 | N/A |
| No | 65.3 | N/A |
MSA, Metropolitan Statistical Area; N/A, data are not applicable.
*
This table is based on interviews conducted October 2009 through June 2010.
†
Influenza-related high-risk conditions included diabetes, asthma, myocardial infarction, coronary heart disease, lung problems other than asthma, kidney problems, anemia (including sickle cell), and a weakened immune system caused by illness or medicines.
‡
Significant difference among persons with high-risk conditions and persons without high-risk conditions (by χ2 test, P < .05).
§
Other high-risk conditions included lung problems other than asthma, kidney problems, anemia (including sickle cell), and a weakened immune system caused by illness or medicines.