TABLE 1—
Weighted Prevalence of Selected Population Characteristics Among Boston Adult Residents, by Housing Status: Boston, MA; Boston Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; 2010–2015
| Characteristic | PHD Resident (n = 668), % (95% CI) | RA Renter (n = 829), % (95% CI) | Non-RA Renter (n = 2690), % (95% CI) | Nonrenter Nonowner (n = 412), % (95% CI) | Homeowner (n = 4955), % (95% CI) |
| Asthma | |||||
| Lifetime | 23.3 (18.9, 27.7) | 28.3 (23.4, 33.2) | 16.3 (14.2, 18.4) | 23.4 (17.5, 29.3) | 15.0 (13.3, 16.6) |
| Current | 17.8 (13.9, 21.6) | 21.7 (17.4, 26.1) | 9.9 (8.3, 11.5) | 13.5 (8.8, 18.1) | 9.1 (7.7, 10.5) |
| Age, y | |||||
| 18–34 | 32.8 (27.0, 38.7) | 34.4 (28.9, 39.9) | 61.8 (59.4, 64.3) | 74.0 (69.1, 78.9) | 24.5 (22.1, 27.0) |
| 35–54 | 36.8 (31.6, 42.0) | 35.7 (30.9, 40.4) | 24.6 (22.6, 26.7) | 13.7 (10.1, 17.4) | 37.5 (35.5, 39.5) |
| ≥ 55 | 30.4 (25.8, 35.0) | 29.9 (25.9, 33.9) | 13.6 (12.2, 14.9) | 12.3 (9.0, 15.5) | 38.0 (36.1, 39.8) |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 45.0 (39.4, 50.8) | 34.0 (28.9, 39.2) | 50.9 (48.1, 53.8) | 51.2 (44.5, 57.8) | 48.7 (46.6, 50.9) |
| Female | 55.0 (49.2, 60.5) | 66.0 (60.8, 71.1) | 49.1 (46.2, 51.9) | 48.8 (42.2, 55.5) | 51.3 (49.1, 53.4) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| Non-Latino White | 18.8 (14.2, 23.4) | 19.1 (14.8, 23.3) | 52.0 (49.3, 54.8) | 41.1 (34.3, 48.0) | 68.2 (66.1, 70.2) |
| Non-Latino Black | 32.6 (27.7, 37.6) | 41.3 (36.4, 46.2) | 17.9 (16.2, 19.7) | 32.3 (26.5, 38.2) | 16.7 (15.3, 18.2) |
| Latino | 37.3 (32.2, 42.5) | 30.5 (25.7, 35.4) | 18.2 (16.2, 20.2) | 13.1 (9.3, 16.8) | 5.2 (4.3, 6.1) |
| Other | 11.3 (6.6, 16.0) | 9.1 (5.9, 12.3) | 11.8 (9.9, 13.8) | 13.5 (8.7, 18.3) | 9.9 (8.3, 11.5) |
| Educational attainment | |||||
| < high school | 35.1 (29.8, 40.4) | 29.6 (24.4, 34.8) | 12.2 (10.3, 14.1) | 16.1 (11.3, 20.8) | 5.2 (4.1, 6.3) |
| High school | 32.7 (27.6, 37.9) | 31.5 (26.7, 36.3) | 18.3 (16.2, 20.5) | 27.6 (21.6, 33.6) | 14.1 (12.6, 15.5) |
| Some college | 24.2 (19.3, 29.1) | 27.9 (23.6, 32.1) | 22.3 (20.0, 24.5) | 31.1 (24.7, 37.4) | 21.0 (19.2, 22.9) |
| ≥ college | 7.9 (5.1, 10.8) | 11.0 (8.3, 13.7) | 47.2 (44.4, 50.0) | 25.2 (19.5, 30.9) | 59.7 (57.6, 61.9) |
| Household income, $ | |||||
| < 20 000 | 54.1 (48.5, 59.6) | 51.5 (46.4, 56.6) | 19.3 (17.0, 21.5) | 25.1 (19.5, 30.8) | 4.6 (3.7, 5.4) |
| 20 000–34 999 | 21.1 (16.8, 25.4) | 26.9 (22.3, 31.4) | 21.1 (18.8, 23.4) | 19.1 (13.2, 25.0) | 9.3 (8.1, 10.5) |
| ≥ 35 000 | 9.6 (6.0, 13.2) | 10.8 (7.0, 14.6) | 49.1 (46.3, 51.9) | 32.5 (26.4, 38.7) | 77.4 (75.7, 79.2) |
| Missing | 15.2 (11.2, 19.2) | 10.8 (7.4, 14.3) | 10.5 (8.7, 12.3) | 23.2 (17.8, 28.6) | 8.7 (7.4, 9.9) |
| Smoking status | |||||
| Current smoker | 30.5 (25.1, 35.8) | 32.3 (26.9, 37.6) | 20.0 (17.6, 22.4) | 20.0 (14.8, 25.1) | 9.7 (8.3, 11.0) |
| Former smoker | 13.3 (10.2, 16.4) | 15.9 (12.9, 18.9) | 15.9 (14.1, 17.8) | 12.3 (7.5, 17.1) | 28.5 (26.7, 30.3) |
| Never smoker | 56.2 (50.7, 61.7) | 51.8 (46.6, 57.0) | 64.1 (61.4, 66.8) | 67.7 (61.4, 74.0) | 61.9 (59.8, 63.9) |
| Obesity status | |||||
| Obese | 30.7 (25.9, 35.5) | 35.2 (30.4, 40.0) | 18.2 (16.2, 20.2) | 23.5 (18.1, 28.9) | 20.0 (18.3, 21.6) |
| Not obese | 69.3 (64.5, 74.1) | 64.8 (60.0, 69.6) | 81.8 (79.8, 83.8) | 76.5 (71.1, 81.9) | 80.0 (78.4, 81.7) |
| SHS exposure at home | |||||
| Yes | 26.6 (21.4, 31.9) | 27.9 (22.7, 33.0) | 15.4 (13.4, 17.5) | 19.4 (13.9, 24.8) | 8.0 (6.6, 9.4) |
| No | 73.4 (68.1, 78.6) | 72.1 (67.0, 77.3) | 84.6 (82.5, 86.6) | 80.6 (75.2, 86.1) | 92.0 (90.6, 93.4) |
Note. CI = confidence interval; PHD = public housing development; RA = rental assistance; SHS = secondhand tobacco smoke. The sample size was n = 9954.