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. 2020 Jan 16;30(1):119–128. doi: 10.18865/ed.30.1.119

Table 2. Other characteristics of study population, N=303,244 (weighted %, means).

% or Mean (SE)
Demographic characteristics
Age 46.0 (.08)
Male 49.1%
Region
Northeast 17.5%
Midwest 25.0%
South 34.7%
West 22.9%
Marital status
Married/partnered 57.3%
Divorced/separated 13.4%
Widowed 5.0%
Never married 24.3%
Number of children .73 (.00)
Acculturation
US citizen 93.4%
Years in the United States
Not foreign born 89.3%
Less than one year .1%
One year to less than five years .9%
Five years to less than ten years 1.5%
10 years to less than 15 years 1.7%
15 years or more 6.5%
Interview language
English 92.9%
Spanish 4.4%
English and Spanish 2.6%
Other .0%
Socioeconomic factors
Educational attainment
Less than high school 12.1%
High school 29.2%
Some college 30.6%
College or more 28.2%
Household income
$0-$34,999 31.1%
$35,000-$74,999 32.9%
$75,000+ 36.0%
Hours per week worked
0 18.5%
1 to 39 26.6%
40 35.8%
41+ 19.1%
Owns home 70.7%
Health behaviors
Smoking status
Never smoker 57.5%
Former smoker 23.3%
Current someday smoker 4.0%
Current everyday smoker 15.2%
Alcohol consumption
Never drinker 18.2%
Former drinker 14.3%
Current drinker 67.5%

Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2004-2017.