Table 2.

Socio-economic variables for Research Question 1 (RQ1).

BRFSS Variable Name	Question	Code
INCOME2	Is your annual household income from all sources?	1—<$10K 2—$10K ≤ Income < $15K 3—$15K ≤ Income < $20K 4—$20K ≤ Income < $25K 5—$25K ≤ Income < $35K 6—$35K ≤ Income < $50K 7—$50K ≤ Income < $75K 8—$75K or more 9—Don’t Know/Not Sure /Refused/BLANK
EDUCA	What is the highest grade or year of school you completed?	1—None or Only Kindergarten 2—Grades 1 through 8 3—Grades 9 through 11 4—Grades 12 or GED 5—College 1 to 3 years 6—College 4+ years (Graduate)
EMPLOY1	Are you currently…?	1—Employed for Wages 2—Self-Employed 3—Out of Work ≥1 Year 4—Out of Work <1 Year 5—Homemaker 6—Student 7—Retired 8—Unable to Work