Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of rural dwelling adults * by race and ethnicity: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2012–2015.
| Sociodemographic Characteristic | Black, Non-Hispanic % (95% CI) | White, Non-Hispanic % (95% CI) | Hispanic % (95% CI) | Asian or NHOPI, Non-Hispanic % (95% CI) | AIAN, Non-Hispanic % (95% CI) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 18–44 | 43.7 † (42.0, 45.4) | 36.9 (36.5, 37.4) | 66.0 † (63.9, 68.1) | 60.5 † (51.4, 68.9) | 49.2 † (46.9, 51.6) | 39.7 (39.2, 40.1) |
| 45–64 | 38.9 (37.4, 40.4) | 37.4 (37.0,37.8) | 25.3 † (23.5, 27.3) | 32.0 (23.5, 41.9) | 37.0 (34.8, 39.3) | 36.7 (36.3, 37.1) |
| 65+ | 17.4 † (16.4, 18.4) | 25.7 (25.4, 25.7) | 8.6 † (7.6, 9.7) | 7.5 † (5.3, 10.6) | 13.7 † (12.4, 15.1) | 23.6 (23.3, 23.9) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 45.9 † (44.3, 47.6) | 48.4 (48.0, 48.9) | 54.7 † (52.4, 57.0) | 50.2 (41.8, 58.5) | 48.8 (46.4, 51.2) | 48.6 (48.2, 49.0) |
| Female | 54.1 † (52.4, 55.7) | 51.6 (51.1, 52.0) | 45.3 † (43.0, 47.6) | 49.8 (41.5, 58.2) | 51.2 (48.8, 53.6) | 51.4 (50.9, 51.8) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Not married | 68.1 † (66.6, 69.5) | 41.0 (40.5, 41.4) | 51.0 † (48.6, 53.4) | 43.8 (35.9, 52.0) | 61.1 † (58.9, 63.4) | 44.3 (43.9, 44.7) |
| Married | 31.9 † (30.5, 33.4) | 59.0 (58.6, 59.5) | 49.0 † (46.6, 51.4) | 56.2 (48.0, 64.0) | 38.8 † (36.6, 41.1) | 55.7 (55.2, 56.1) |
| Educational attainment | ||||||
| <High School | 28.3 † (26.8, 29.9) | 15.3 (14.9, 15.7) | 44.2 † (41.8, 46.6) | 25.9 (23.7, 28.3) † | 18.3 (18.0, 18.7) | |
| High School diploma/GED | 40.1 † (38.5, 41.7) | 37.7 (37.3, 38.1) | 31.4 † (29.3, 33.6) | 29.1 † (22.3, 37.0) | 35.9 (33.7, 38.2) | 37.4 (37.0, 37.8) |
| Some college | 23.1 † (21.8, 24.5) | 31.0 (30.6, 31.4) | 18.2 † (16.5, 20.0) | 22.7 † (17.3, 29.2) | 29.6 (27.5, 31.9) | 29.5 (29.1, 29.8) |
| College graduate | 8.4 † (7.8, 9.1) | 16.0 (15.8, 16.3) | 6.2 † (5.4, 7.1) | 35.4 † (28.2, 43.3) | 8.5 † (7.5, 9.6) | 14.8 (14.5, 15.0) |
| Annual household income | ||||||
| <$25,000 | 61.8 † (60.1, 63.6) | 31.8 (31.3, 32.2) | 53.1 † (50.5, 55.7) | 28.6 (21.6, 36.7) | 56.3 † (53.7, 58.9) | 36.1 (35.7, 36.5) |
| $25,000–$49,999 | 25.2 † (23.7, 26.8) | 30.7 (30.2, 31.1) | 27.7 † (25.5, 30.0) | 25.6 (18.7, 34.0) | 25.1 † (23.0, 27.4) | 29.9 (29.5, 30.3) |
| $50,000–$74,999 | 7.4 † (6.5, 8.4) | 16.8 (16.5, 17.2) | 10.6 † (9.0, 12.5) | 9.6 † (8.0, 11.5) | 15.5 (15.2, 15.8) | |
| ≥$75,000 | 5.5 † (4.9, 6.3) | 20.7 (20.3, 21.1) | 8.6 † (7.2, 10.2) | 28.5 (20.6, 38.0) | 8.9 † (7.8, 10.3) | 18.5 (18.2, 18.9) |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Not employed | 53.7 † (52.1, 55.4) | 47.7 (47.2, 48.1) | 38.9 † (36.6, 41.2) | 34.8 † (27.9, 42.3) | 55.0 † (52.6, 57.4) | 47.8 (47.3, 48.2) |
| Employed | 46.3 † (44.6, 47.9) | 52.3 (51.9, 52.7) | 61.1 † (58.8, 63.4) | 65.2 † (57.7, 72.1) | 45.0 † (42.6, 47.4) | 52.2 (51.8, 52.6) |
| Census Region | ||||||
| Northeast | 1.2 † (0.8, 1.8) | 9.3 (9.1, 9.6) | 3.1 † (2.3, 4.3) | 8.8 (5.5, 13.9) | 4.3 † (3.2, 5.8) | 8.1 (7.9, 8.4) |
| Midwest | 4.0 † (3.3, 4.8) | 36.6 (36.2, 37.0) | 14.9 † (13.5, 16.4) | 25.5 † (20.1, 31.8) | 24.9 † (23.1, 26.9) | 32.3 (31.9, 32.6) |
| South | 93.9 † (92.7, 94.8) | 43.9 (43.5, 44.3) | 59.1 † (56.8, 61.3) | 37.0 (29.6, 45.2) | 32.5 † (30.3, 34.9) | 48.6 (48.2, 49.0) |
| West | 1.0 † (0.6, 1.7) | 10.1 (9.9, 10.4) | 22.9 † (21.2, 24.7) | 28.6 † (20.3, 38.7) | 38.2 † (36.0, 40.5) | 11.0 (10.7, 11.2) |
Abbreviations: CI = Confidence Interval. NHOPI = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander. AIAN = American Indian/Alaska Native. * Adults were defined as persons aged ≥18 years. † t-test p < 0.05 for significant difference between non-Hispanic white respondents and respondents in another racial/ethnic category. Estimates not reported due to relative standard error >30%.