Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of the eligible population from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999–2004)
| Weighted Proportiona | |
|---|---|
| Age category (years) | |
| 40–49 | 40.6 (38.5–42.8) |
| 50–64 | 38.7 (36.8–39.9) |
| 65 and older | 20.7 (19.5–21.9) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 47.6 (46.1–49.0 |
| Female | 52.4 (50.9–53.9) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 76.9 (73.4–80.0) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 9.3 (7.5–11.4) |
| Other | 13.9 (10.9–17.3) |
| Education | |
| Less than High School Education/no GED (General Education Diploma) | 18.3 (16.6–20.0) |
| High School Education/GED or more | 81.7 (79.9–83.4) |
| Smoking | |
| No | 47.6 (45.7–49.5) |
| Yes (smoked at least 100 cigarettes in life) | 52.3 (50.4–54.2) |
aWeighted proportion of the eligible population (n = 6091) after applying sampling weights to the study sample (% (95% CI))