Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the 2014 NYCCHS

Variable	n	% (weighted)a
Age
50‐64	2277	60.6
65 and older	1913	39.4
Sex
Male	1729	42.7
Female	2461	57.3
Race/ethnicity
White, non‐Hispanic	1845	43.9
Asian/Pacific‐Islander	373	10.0
Black	836	21.5
Hispanic	1065	23.4
Other, non‐Hispanic	71	1.3
Asian/Hispanic subgroups
Puerto Rican	373	9.2
Cuban	27	0.7
Dominican	350	8.6
Mexican	34	0.8
Central/South American	226	5.5
Other Hispanic	27	0.7
Chinese	271	6.7
Asian Indian	50	1.2
Filipino	22	0.5
Other Asianb	23	0.4
Birthplace
United States	2206	48.0
Europe	314	9.0
Asia	379	10.0
Africa	53	1.4
Caribbean	875	22.2
Central/South America	305	8.1
Other	40	1.5
Home language
English	2849	65.9
Spanish	769	17.9
Russian	161	4.9
Chinese	258	6.4
Indian	12	0.7
Other	133	4.1
Time living in US
Born in US	2207	48.0
Lived in US less than 5 years	67	1.7
Lived in US 5‐9 years	82	2.2
Lived in US 10+ years	1818	48.1
Education
College Graduate	1663	32.9
Some College	753	19.8
High school Graduate or less	1754	47.3
Employment status
Unemployed	247	6.2
Employed	1767	43.1
Not in labor force	2155	50.7
Income relative to poverty line
>200% of poverty line	2278	51.9
<200% of poverty line	1912	48.2
Borough of residence
Manhattan	1136	19.9
Borough other than Manhattan	2054	80.1

^aFor each variable, except for Asian/Hispanic subgroups, weighted percentages total 100%.

^bKorean, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Other.