Table 2.
Age, Race-Ethnicity, and SES in Prevalence (%) of Health-Related Risk Factors
| Risk factor | Overall | Age | Race-ethnicity | Education | Household Income | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25–44 | 45–64 | 65+ | NH White | NH Black | Hispanic | HS or less | BA or more | Bottom Quartile | Top Quartile | ||
| Hypertension | 33 | 14 | 35*** | 59*** | 33 | 44*** | 23*** | 39*** | 26 | 46*** | 25 |
| Diabetes | 12 | 4 | 14*** | 23*** | 11 | 16*** | 14* | 15*** | 9 | 18*** | 8 |
| Asthma | 11 | 12 | 10** | 9*** | 11 | 13** | 9** | 11* | 10 | 15*** | 9 |
| Hospitalization | 10 | 7 | 9** | 17*** | 10 | 12* | 9 | 12*** | 7 | 18*** | 6 |
| Cancer | 9 | 2 | 7*** | 21*** | 10 | 6*** | 5*** | 9 | 9 | 11** | 8 |
| Lung disease | 6 | 3 | 6*** | 11*** | 6 | 7 | 3*** | 9*** | 3 | 12*** | 2 |
| Heart disease | 6 | 1 | 5*** | 14*** | 6 | 7 | 2*** | 7*** | 4 | 11*** | 3 |
| Severe obesity | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4* | 4 | 9*** | 5 | 6*** | 3 | 7*** | 3 |
| Heart attack | 4 | 1 | 4*** | 10*** | 5 | 5 | 2*** | 6*** | 2 | 7*** | 2 |
| Stroke | 3 | 1 | 3*** | 8*** | 3 | 6*** | 2* | 4*** | 2 | 7*** | 2 |
| Neurological conditions | 3 | 1 | 2*** | 5*** | 3 | 2** | 2*** | 4*** | 1 | 6*** | 0 |
| Chronic Kidney Disorder | 1 | <1 | 1** | 1*** | 1 | 1 | <1* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sample Sizes | 13,150 | 6,808 | 4,392 | 1,950 | 7,082 | 4,158 | 1,464 | 5,262 | 4,406 | 2,550 | 3,774 |
Data Source: 2017 Wave, PSID. Sample: PSID heads and spouses, 25 years and older. Weights: PSID individual cross-section weights. Income quartiles are determined across households using family weights.
Notes:Asterisks (*) are for tests of risk factors of a subgroup being significantly different from base group, where:
*
P-value ≤ 0.10;
**
P-value ≤ 0.05;
***
P-value ≤ 0.01.
Base groups are 25–44, NH White, BA or more, top income quartile.