TABLE 1—
Characteristics of Study Population by Caregiver Status: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2015–2017
| Current Caregivers (n = 3087), No. (Weighted %) | Expectant Caregivers (n = 2303), No. (Weighted %) | Noncaregivers (n = 12 216), No. (Weighted %) | |
| Age, y | |||
| 18–20 | 1967 (59) | 1393 (59) | 8101 (61) |
| 21–25 | 1120 (41) | 910 (41) | 4115 (39) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 1501 (50) | 1227 (58) | 6507 (51) |
| Female | 1582 (50) | 1075 (42) | 5705 (49) |
| Race/ethnicitya | |||
| Black | 374 (16) | 265 (16) | 999 (13) |
| Hispanic | 437 (17) | 425 (25) | 1854 (20) |
| Other | 152 (3) | 134 (3) | 506 (2) |
| Multiracial | 247 (6) | 227 (9) | 931 (8) |
| White | 1828 (58) | 1224 (48) | 7791 (57) |
| Highest level of education completedb | |||
| < high school | 249 (12) | 234 (16) | 726 (11) |
| High school or GED | 1160 (11) | 976 (10) | 4338 (15) |
| Some college | 1180 (37) | 759 (43) | 4615 (34) |
| College grad | 492 (39) | 331 (32) | 2513 (40) |
| Employment statusc | |||
| Unable to work | 72 (2) | 48 (3) | 184 (2) |
| Employed | 1745 (54) | 1263 (52) | 7062 (53) |
| Homemaker | 86 (2) | 55 (2) | 322 (3) |
| Student | 793 (29) | 689 (32) | 3613 (35) |
| Unemployed | 358 (12) | 215 (11) | 917 (8) |
| Annual household income,d $ | |||
| 0–14 999 | 322 (13) | 269 (15) | 1245 (13) |
| 15 000–24 999 | 610 (25) | 460 (25) | 1916 (20) |
| 25 000–34 999 | 323 (13) | 230 (14) | 1168 (11) |
| 35 000–49 999 | 330 (14) | 256 (15) | 1452 (14) |
| ≥ 50 000 | 731 (34) | 476 (31) | 3465 (42) |
| Insurance status | |||
| Insured | 2580 (80) | 1931 (79) | 10 383 (84) |
| Uninsured | 453 (19) | 406 (20) | 1632 (15) |
Note. GED = general educational development certification. Missing data for gender: n = 9; education: n = 33; employment: n = 165; income: n = 4353; and insurance: n = 301.
Race/ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive. Race = “other” includes respondents identifying as American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander.
Category of “< high school” includes “never attended school or kindergarten,” “grades K–8,” and “grades 9–11.” All other categories reflect Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System response options.
Employment categories reflect the response options available in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey.
Annual household income categories reflect response options available in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey.