Table 4.
Sociodemographic characteristics of medium 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 | 54.4 † (53.4, 55.3) | 40.5 (40.2, 40.8) | 65.4 † (64.5, 66.3) | 58.7 † (56.6, 80.8) | 50.6 † (48.1, 53.2) | 46.5 (46.2, 46.8) |
| 45–64 | 32.7 † (31.9, 33.6) | 36.2 (35.9, 36.5) | 26.3 † (25.5, 27.1) | 28.5 † (26.7, 30.4) | 34.5 (32.2, 36.9) | 34.0 (33.7, 34.3) |
| 65+ | 12.9 † (12.4, 13.4) | 23.3 (23.1, 23.5) | 8.3 † (7.9, 8.7) | 12.8 † (11.4, 14.3) | 14.8 † (13.3, 16.5) | 19.5 (19.3, 19.7) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 46.7 † (45.7, 47.7) | 48.3 (48.0, 48.6) | 50.7 † (49.7, 51.6) | 50.4 (48.3, 52.5) | 49.4 (46.8, 51.9) | 48.6 (48.3, 48.9) |
| Female | 53.3 † (52.3, 54.3) | 51.7 (51.4, 52.0) | 49.3 † (48.4, 50.3) | 49.6 (47.5, 51.7) | 50.6 (48.1, 53.2) | 51.4 (51.1, 51.7) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Not married | 69.1 † (68.2, 69.9) | 43.8 (43.5, 44.1) | 54.3 † (53.3, 55.3) | 44.8 (42.7, 46.9) | 58.2 † (55.6, 60.7) | 48.2 (47.9, 48.5) |
| Married | 30.9 † (30.1, 31.8) | 56.2 (55.9, 56.5) | 45.7 † (44.7, 46.7) | 55.2 (53.1, 57.3) | 41.8 † (39.3, 44.4) | 51.8 (51.5, 52.1) |
| Educational attainment | ||||||
| <High School | 17.9 † (17.0, 18.8) | 9.1 (8.9, 9.3) | 38.4 † (37.4, 39.4) | 7.2 † (6.0, 8.7) | 21.7 † (19.3, 24.3) | 14.6 (14.3, 14.8) |
| High School diploma/GED | 33.5 † (32.6, 34.4) | 29.5 (29.2, 29.8) | 27.4 † (26.6, 28.3) | 21.5 † (19.8, 23.3) | 31.5 (29.2, 33.9) | 29.3 (29.1, 29.6) |
| Some college | 32.3 † (31.4, 33.2) | 33.7 (33.4, 34.0) | 24.5 † (23.7, 25.4) | 29.5 † (27.4, 31.6) | 33.3 (30.9, 35.7) | 32.0 (31.7, 32.3) |
| College graduate | 16.3 † (15.8, 16.9) | 27.7 (27.4, 27.9) | 9.6 † (9.2, 10.1) | 41.8 † (39.8, 43.8) | 13.5 † (12.1, 15.0) | 24.1 (23.9, 24.3) |
| Annual household income | ||||||
| <$25,000 | 48.6 † (47.6, 49.7) | 23.4 (23.1, 23.7) | 52.7 † (51.6, 53.8) | 23.1 (21.2, 25.0) | 46.1 † (43.4, 48.9) | 30.7 (30.4, 31.0) |
| $25,000–$49,999 | 26.4 (25.5, 27.3) | 25.7 (25.4, 26.0) | 26.0 (25.1, 27.0) | 22.7 † (20.9, 24.7) | 27.7 (25.1, 30.3) | 25.7 (25.5, 26.0) |
| $50,000–$74,999 | 11.3 † (10.7, 12.0) | 17.4 (17.2, 17.7) | 9.0 † (8.4, 9.7) | 16.0 (14.3, 17.8) | 10.5 † (9.1, 12.1) | 15.4 (15.2, 15.6) |
| ≥$75,000 | 13.7 † (13.0, 14.4) | 33.5 (33.2, 33.8) | 12.3 † (11.6, 13.0) | 38.2 † (35.9, 40.5) | 15.7 † (13.9, 17.6) | 28.2 (27.9, 28.4) |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Not employed | 47.4 † (46.4, 48.3) | 45.0 (44.7, 45.3) | 42.8 † (41.8, 43.8) | 42.1 † (40.0, 44.3) | 53.0 † (50.4, 55.5) | 44.9 (44.6, 45.2) |
| Employed | 52.6 † (51.7, 53.6) | 55.0 (54.7, 55.3) | 57.2 † (56.2, 58.2) | 57.9 † (55.7, 60.0) | 47.0 † (44.5, 49.6) | 55.1 (54.8, 55.4) |
| Census Region | ||||||
| Northeast | 10.5 † (9.9, 11.1) | 19.4 (19.2, 19.6) | 9.8 † (9.3, 10.3) | 14.3 † (13.0, 15.6) | 10.5 † (8.8, 12.4) | 16.7 (16.6, 16.9) |
| Midwest | 14.2 † (13.5, 14.9) | 20.3 (20.1, 20.6) | 5.6 † (5.2, 6.0) | 10.4 † (9.4, 11.5) | 12.9 † (11.3, 14.7) | 17.0 (16.8, 17.2) |
| South | 68.3 † (67.3, 69.2) | 39.9 (39.6, 40.2) | 40.6 (39.7, 41.6) | 18.4 † (16.9, 19.9) | 44.6 † (42.1, 47.2) | 42.3 (42.0, 42.6) |
| West | 7.0 † (6.5, 7.7) | 20.3 (20.1, 20.6) | 44.0 † (43.0, 45.0) | 57.0 † (55.0, 59.0) | 32.0 † (29.7, 34.4) | 24.0 (23.7, 24.2) |
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%.