Table 1.
Number and Weighted Proportions: Age and HRQOL – BRFSS, Selected U.S. States, 2014 and 2015
| Variable | Black | White | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesbian n=150 n (%) |
Bisexual n=213 n (%) |
Heterosexual n=12,464 n (%) |
Lesbian n=1,598 n (%) |
Bisexual n=1,969 n (%) |
Heterosexual n=138,601 n (%) |
|
| Age, years | ||||||
| 18–24 | 18 (29.4) |
50 (39.7) |
639 (13.1) | 110 (18.8) |
358 (34.9) |
4,194 (9.1) |
| 25–34 | 39 (29.3) |
60 (32.7) |
1,309 (17.0) | 133 (15.0) |
437 (30.4) |
9,352 (12.8) |
| 35–44 | 26 (11.3) |
39 (14.8) |
1,737 (18.1) | 182 (16.6) |
316 (14.0) |
14,387 (14.5) |
| 45–54 | 33 (17.8) |
23 (5.0) | 2,419 (18.4) | 383 (22.4) |
272 (8.9) | 22,937 (19.0) |
| 55–64 | 23 (8.4) | 20 (3.1) | 3,040 (17.3) | 467 (17.1) |
278 (6.1) | 33,818 (19.4) |
| >65 | 11 (3.7) | 21 (4.7) | 3,320 (16.2) | 323 (10.1) |
308 (5.8) | 53,913 (25.3) |
| HRQOL measures | ||||||
| Fair or poor self-rated health |
36 (22.9) |
59 (29.2) |
2,901 (20.7) | 243 (13.0) |
397 (21.1) |
20,365 (14) |
| Frequent poor physical health |
23 (16.6) |
35 (21.1) |
1,781 (12.1) | 233 (11.6) |
348 (18.0) |
17,845 (12.4) |
| Frequent poor mental health |
30 (21.3) |
51 (27.8) |
1,497 (13.7) | 234 (17.6) |
475 (28.4) |
14,230 (12.2) |
| Frequent unhealthy days |
39 (28.3) |
75 (41.5) |
2,776 (22.2) | 402 (26.1) |
679 (40.3) |
27,563 (21.1) |
| Frequent activity limitation |
25 (19.7) |
22 (14.7) |
1,223 (9.0) | 185 (11.1) |
264 (15.1) |
11,328 (8.2) |
| 7+ days poor physical health |
34 (31.9) |
51 (28.9) |
2,512 (18.2) | 317 (17.3) |
478 (26.3) |
24,464 (17.3) |
| 7+ days poor mental health |
39 (27.3) |
73 (36.5) |
2,183 (19.9) | 330 (24.9) |
677 (42.1) |
20,716 (17.7) |
| 7+ unhealthy days |
52 (45.0) |
97 (51.5) |
3,903 (31.9) | 559 (38.0) |
918 (53.1) |
38,390 (29.9) |
| 7+ days activity limitation |
32 (24.2) |
38 (20.9) |
1,685 (13.0) | 257 (15.1) |
382 (20.7) |
15,685 (11.5) |
BRFSS, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; HRQOL, health-related quality of life