Table 2. Descriptive characteristics by employment status among males (n = 4,797), HCHS/SOL (2008–2011).
| Employed Full-Time (n = 2,215) |
Employed Part-Time (n = 668) |
Employed and Homemaker (n = 416) |
Homemaker (n = 242) |
Unemployed (n = 1,346) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean or Proportion (95% Confidence Interval)a | |||||
| Proportion | 43.5 (41.3, 45.7) | 15.0 (13.6, 16.4) | 7.5 (6.6, 8.5) | 4.6 (3.8, 5.4) | 29.4 (27.4, 31.5) |
| Age, Mean*** | 38.4 (37.6, 39.1) | 35.2 (33.9, 36.6) | 39.9 (38.5, 41.3) | 39.9 (37.7, 42.1) | 35.6 (34.4, 36.7) |
| Education, %*** | |||||
| <High School | 26.9 (24.2, 29.7) | 26.8 (22.7, 31.3) | 30.8 (25.4, 36.8) | 36.9 (28.9, 45.6) | 31.7 (28.5, 35.1) |
| High School | 29.0 (26.2, 31.9) | 34.1 (29.5, 39.2) | 34.4 (28.7, 40.5) | 31.9 (24.4, 40.5) | 36.2 (32.9, 39.8) |
| >High School | 44.1 (40.6, 47.7) | 39.1 (34.0, 44.4) | 34.8 (29.0, 41.0) | 31.2 (23.7, 39.9) | 32.0 (28.7, 35.6) |
| Annual Household Income, %*** | |||||
| <$10,000 | 3.0 (2.1, 4.1) | 9.0 (6.6, 12.1) | 9.2 (5.7, 14.5) | 16.6 (11.6, 23.2) | 16.1 (13.5, 19.0) |
| $10,001–$20,000 | 20.9 (18.2, 24.0) | 31.4 (26.9, 36.3) | 29.0 (23.5, 35.2) | 29.0 (22.1, 37.1) | 31.5 (28.4, 34.8) |
| $20,001–$40,000 | 39.2 (36.1, 42.4) | 32.4 (27.7, 37.5) | 35.1 (29.4, 41.3) | 31.8 (24.2, 40.5) | 24.0 (21.3, 27.0) |
| $40,001–$75,000 | 22.4 (20.0, 25.1) | 14.5 (11.0, 19.0) | 15.1 (11.1, 20.0) | 7.7 (4.1, 14.1) | 10.9 (8.7, 13.5) |
| >$75,000 | 11.3 (8.8, 14.5) | 5.6 (3.0, 10.1) | 6.2 (3.5, 10.5) | 4.1 (1.2, 13.0) | 3.9 (2.2, 6.9) |
| Missing | 3.1 (2.3, 4.3) | 7.1 (4.8, 10.3) | 5.5 (2.9, 10.1) | 10.7 (5.8, 19.0) | 13.6 (11.1, 16.5) |
| Hispanic/Latino Background, %*** | |||||
| Cuban | 18.6 (15.0, 22.7) | 15.0 (11.0, 20.2) | 22.4 (16.9, 29.1) | 15.6 (10.5, 22.7) | 28.5 (23.4, 34.1) |
| Dominican | 5.9 (4.5, 7.7) | 5.9 (3.9, 8.7) | 11.3 (8.0, 15.7) | 13.8 (8.4, 21.9) | 8.0 (6.1, 10.6) |
| Mexican | 46.7 (42.1, 51.3) | 43.2 (37.1, 49.5) | 37.9 (31.6, 44.5) | 25.6 (18.8, 33.8) | 31.8 (27.0, 37.0) |
| Puerto Rican | 12.7 (10.5, 15.4) | 13.6 (10.0, 18.3) | 10.8 (7.6, 15.2) | 25.5 (18.3, 34.2) | 14.8 (12.3, 17.8) |
| Central American | 7.1 (5.8, 8.8) | 9.7 (7.1, 13.1) | 7.3 (4.8, 11.0) | 6.8 (4.0, 11.3) | 9.1 (7.1, 11.6) |
| South American | 5.1 (4.1, 6.4) | 6.5 (4.6, 9.0) | 6.5 (4.3, 9.6) | 4.8 (2.6, 8.6) | 3.8 (2.8, 5.1) |
| Other/Mixed | 3.8 (2.7, 5.4) | 6.1 (3.8, 9.8) | 3.8 (1.6, 8.8) | 7.9 (3.8, 15.9) | 4.0 (2.9, 5.5) |
| Current Health Insurance, %* | |||||
| Yes | 43.5 (40.1, 46.9) | 37.3 (31.9, 43.0) | 34.1 (28.2, 40.6) | 45.9 (37.4, 54.6) | 40.6 (36.7, 44.5) |
| No | 56.5 (53.1, 59.9) | 62.7 (57.0, 68.1) | 65.9 (59.4, 71.8) | 54.1 (45.4, 62.6) | 59.4 (55.5, 63.3) |
| Years in the US/Nativity, %*** | |||||
| <10 Years | 30.7 (27.6, 34.0) | 31.1 (26.4, 36.1) | 28.5 (23.2, 34.4) | 19.1 (13.7, 26.0) | 29.3 (25.5, 33.5) |
| ≥10 Years | 48.1 (45.1, 51.1) | 42.4 (37.5, 47.3) | 51.7 (45.4, 57.9) | 48.5 (39.8, 57.3) | 36.3 (32.6, 40.1) |
| US-Born | 21.2 (18.6, 24.1) | 26.6 (22.1, 31.6) | 19.9 (14.5, 26.5) | 32.4 (24.0, 42.0) | 34.4 (30.0, 39.1) |
| Ideal Cardiovascular Health (CVH) | |||||
| Total Score, %*** | 19.0 (16.9, 21.3) | 27.0 (22.3, 32.3) | 14.5 (10.9, 19.0) | 13.7 (8.9, 20.7) | 18.7 (16.0, 21.7) |
| Ideal CVH Metrics | |||||
| Blood Pressure, % | 42.9 (39.9, 46.0) | 48.9 (43.4, 54.4) | 40.3 (34.5, 46.4) | 43.9 (35.2, 53.0) | 44.3 (40.6, 48.0) |
| Cholesterol, %*** | 50.1 (47.0, 53.2) | 57.5 (52.3, 62.6) | 56.6 (50.4, 62.6) | 55.6 (47.1, 63.8) | 60.2 (56.4, 63.8) |
| Fasting Glucose, % | 64.2 (61.4, 67.0) | 70.2 (65.3, 74.6) | 64.4 (58.4, 70.0) | 61.9 (53.4, 69.7) | 65.7 (62.1, 69.1) |
| BMI, %*** | 19.0 (16.8, 21.3) | 29.9 (25.1, 35.2) | 20.7 (16.0, 26.2) | 20.4 (14.6, 27.7) | 26.9 (24.0, 30.0) |
| (non-) Smoking, %*** | 76.2 (73.5, 78.7) | 71.1 (66.4, 75.3) | 71.7 (65.4, 77.2) | 64.9 (56.1, 72.8) | 62.6 (59.1, 65.9) |
| Physical Activity, %*** | 78.5 (75.9, 80.9) | 85.2 (81.6, 88.2) | 81.4 (76.0, 85.9) | 78.4 (71.6, 83.9) | 72.9 (69.5, 76.0) |
| Diet, %* | 1.1 (0.7, 1.8) | 1.4 (0.6, 2.9) | 1.3 (0.6, 2.9) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 1.4 (0.6, 3.0) |
a Means and proportions are weighted (except sample sizes)
*p<0.05
**p<0.01
***p<0.001