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. 2019 Sep 26;16:E133. doi: 10.5888/pcd16.190017

Table 1. Characteristics of Respondents (N = 32,048), American Time Use Survey, 2014–2016a .

Characteristic Men, No. (%) Women, No. (%) All, No. (%)
Age, y
15–24 1,435 (10) 1,466 (8) 2,901 (9)
25–60 8,698 (61) 10,490 (59) 19,188 (60)
>60 4,015 (28) 5,944 (33) 9,959 (31)
Total 14,148 (100) 17,900 (100) 32,048 (100)
Race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic 9,297 (66) 11,613 (65) 20,910 (65)
Hispanic 2,205 (16) 2,554 (14) 4,759 (15)
Black 1,828 (13) 2,716 (15) 4,544 (14)
Other 818 (6) 1,017 (6) 1,835 (6)
Total 14,148 (100) 17,900 (100) 32,048 (100)
Education level (respondents aged >24 y)
Less than high school diploma 1,989 (14) 2,139 (12) 4,128 (13)
Completed high school 3,378 (24) 4,419 (25) 7,797 (24)
Some post–high school education 3,698 (26) 5,148 (29) 8,846 (28)
Completed college 5,083 (36) 6,194 (35) 11,277 (35)
Total 14,148 (100) 17,900 (100) 32,048 (100)
Income, % of federal poverty guidelines
≥185 9,562 (69) 10,601 (61) 20,163 (65)
<185 4,300 (31) 6,749 (39) 11,049 (35)
Total 13,862 (100) 17,350 (100) 31,212 (100)
Body mass indexb
18.5–24.9 3,779 (28) 6,379 (39) 10,158 (34)
25.0–29.9 5,720 (42) 4,941 (31) 10,661 (36)
30.0–34.9 2,802 (20) 2,751 (17) 5,553 (19)
≥35.0 1,407 (10) 2,122 (13) 3,529 (12)
Total 13,708 (100) 16,193 (100) 29,901 (100)
Self-reported health
Excellent 2,572 (18) 3,138 (18) 5,710 (18)
Very good 4,824 (34) 5,899 (33) 10,723 (34)
Good 4,486 (32) 5,583 (31) 10,069 (32)
Fair 1,595 (11) 2,365 (13) 3,960 (12)
Poor 526 (4) 767 (4) 1,293 (4)
Total 14,003 (100) 17,752 (100) 31,755 (100)
a

Differences in totals in different categories are due to missing responses.

b

Body mass index calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters.