Table 3.
Sociodemographic characteristics of small metropolitan 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 | 52.9 † (51.4, 54.5) | 41.5 (41.1, 41.9) | 66.6 † (65.1, 68.1) | 69.5 † (66.4, 72.4) | 51.5 † (48.4, 54.5) | 45.6 (45.2, 46.0) |
| 45-64 | 33.5 † (32.2, 34.9) | 35.0 (34.6, 35.4) | 25.3 † (24.0, 26.7) | 21.3 † (18.8, 24.0) | 35.9 (33.1, 38.9) | 33.7 (33.3, 34.0) |
| 65+ | 13.5 † (12.7, 14.4) | 23.5 (23.2, 23.8) | 8.1 † (7.4, 9.0) | 9.2 † (7.6, 11.1) | 12.6 † (11.0, 14.4) | 20.7 (20.5, 21.0) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 47.8 (46.2, 49.3) | 48.7 (48.3, 49.1) | 50.6 † (48.9, 52.3) | 49.0 (45.5, 52.5) | 52.3 † (49.2, 55.4) | 48.9 (48.5, 49.3) |
| Female | 52.2 (50.7, 53.8) | 51.3 (50.9, 51.7) | 49.4† (47.7, 51.1) | 51.0 (47.5, 54.5) | 47.7 (44.6, 50.8) | 51.1 (50.7, 51.5) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Not married | 68.1 † (66.7, 69.5) | 44.1 (43.7, 44.5) | 52.3 † (50.7, 54.0) | 50.0 † (46.5, 53.6) | 62.6 † (59.6, 65.6) | 47.3 (46.9, 47.7) |
| Married | 31.9 † (30.5, 33.3) | 55.9 (55.5, 56.3) | 47.7 † (46.0, 49.3) | 50.0 † (46.4, 53.5) | 37.4 † (34.4, 40.4) | 52.7 (52.3, 53.1) |
| Educational attainment | ||||||
| <High School | 19.1 † (17.8, 20.4) | 11.0 (10.7, 11.4) | 38.2 † (36.5, 39.9) | 6.5 † (4.8, 8.9) | 23.8 † (20.9, 26.9) | 14.4 (14.1, 14.8) |
| High School diploma/GED | 36.3 † (34.8, 37.9) | 31.9 (31.5, 32.3) | 28.2 † (26.8, 29.6) | 20.5 † (17.8, 23.4) | 35.8 † (32.9, 38.8) | 31.8 (31.4, 32.2) |
| Some college | 31.4 † (29.9, 32.8) | 33.2 (32.8, 33.6) | 24.8 † (23.3, 26.3) | 31.8 (28.3, 35.4) | 30.1 † (27.4, 33.0) | 32.2 (31.8, 32.5) |
| College graduate | 13.2 † (12.4, 14.1) | 23.9 (23.6, 24.2) | 8.8 † (8.2, 9.5) | 41.2 † (37.9, 44.6) | 10.3 † (9.0, 11.7) | 21.6 (21.4, 21.9) |
| Annual household income | ||||||
| <$25,000 | 52.1 † (50.4, 53.8) | 26.9 (26.5, 27.3) | 51.6 † (49.8, 53.5) | 29.6 (26.2, 33.3) | 49.9 † (46.7, 53.2) | 31.8 (31.4, 32.3) |
| $25,000–$49,999 | 26.2 (24.7, 27.7) | 27.5 (27.1, 27.9) | 27.0 (25.4, 28.7) | 28.1 (24.7, 31.8) | 28.2 (25.2, 31.4) | 27.3 (26.9, 27.7) |
| $50,000–$74,999 | 9.9 † (8.9, 11.0) | 17.8 (17.4, 18.1) | 9.3 † (8.3, 10.4) | 13.2 † (10.8, 16.0) | 9.9 † (8.2, 11.8) | 16.1 (15.8, 16.4) |
| ≥$75,000 | 11.8 † (10.7, 13.0) | 27.9 (27.5, 28.3) | 12.0 † (10.9, 13.2) | 29.1 (25.9, 32.5) | 12.0 † (10.1, 14.2) | 24.7 (24.4, 25.1) |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Not employed | 48.1 † (46.5, 49.6) | 45.8 (45.4, 46.3) | 41.3 † (39.7, 43.0) | 45.0 (41.4, 48.5) | 53.4 † (50.3, 56.5) | 45.7 (45.3, 46.1) |
| Employed | 51.9 † (50.4, 53.5) | 54.2 (53.7, 54.6) | 58.7 † (57.0, 60.3) | 55.0 (51.5, 58.6) | 46.6 † (43.5, 49.7) | 54.3 (53.9, 54.7) |
| Census Region | ||||||
| Northeast | 4.7 † (4.0, 5.4) | 12.8 (12.5, 13.1) | 6.4 † (5.6, 7.3) | 8.0 † (6.4, 10.0) | 6.1 † (4.8, 7.6) | 11.3 (11.0, 11.5) |
| Midwest | 18.7 † (17.4, 20.1) | 31.7 (31.4, 32.1) | 13.1 † (12.1, 14.2) | 32.6 (29.4, 35.9) | 21.3 † (19.0, 23.8) | 28.7 (28.4, 29.0) |
| South | 73.9 † (72.4, 75.3) | 37.0 (36.6, 37.4) | 34.0 † (32.3, 35.7) | 26.0 † (22.9, 29.3) | 29.6 † (26.6, 32.7) | 39.7 (39.3, 40.0) |
| West | 2.8 † (2.2, 3.4) | 18.5 (18.2, 18.7) | 46.5 † (44.8, 48.1) | 33.5 † (30.2, 36.9) | 43.1 † (40.1, 46.1) | 20.4 (20.1, 20.7) |
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%.