Table 1.
Baseline descriptive statistics
| Characteristic | Sample | County‡ |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 35.0% | 47.3% |
| Female | 65.0% | 52.7% |
| Age† | ||
| 18–24 | 3.7% | 12.2% |
| 25–34 | 18.9% | 17.1% |
| 35–44 | 19.9% | 16.2% |
| 45–54 | 20.4% | 17.0% |
| 55–64 | 21.0% | 16.6% |
| > 64 | 16.2% | 20.9% |
| Race | ||
| White | 76.7% | 66.6% |
| African American | 16.6% | 27.5% |
| Alaskan Native | 1.3% | 0.9% |
| Asian | 2.3% | 2.6% |
| Other | 3.1% | 2.4% |
| Education (bachelor’s degree or higher) | 64.2% | 33.0% |
| Married | 57.2% | – |
| Having children under 18 years old who currently live with the respondent | 61.9% | – |
| Taking care of an elder(s) | 5.1% | – |
| Labor market status | – | |
| Employed | 78.8% | – |
| Looking for a job | 2.3% | – |
| Not working | 18.9% | – |
| Community engagement in the last 12 months (yes) | 39.6% | – |
| Volunteering (hours spent in the last 30 days)—mean (SD) | 8.2 (14.6) | – |
| Voting in the last presidential election in 2016 (yes) | 90.5% | – |
| Religious service attendance (at least once a week) | 36.1% | – |
| Sport activity (moderate to vigorous–intensity sports, fitness or recreational activities in the last 5 days [min])—mean (SD) | 106.6 (133.6) | – |
| Number of alcoholic drinks consumed in a typical week | – | |
| 0 | 40.0% | – |
| 1–5 | 42.2% | – |
| More than 5 | 17.8% | – |
| Smoking (yes) | 7.5% | – |
| Worrying about being able to meet monthly living expenses (1 = do not ever worry; 10 = worry all the time)—mean (SD) | 3.3 (3.0) | – |
| Worrying about food, safety and housing (1 = do not ever worry; 10 = worry all the time)—mean (SD) | 2.4 (2.7) | – |
†Since detailed county-level data on age structure were not available, we used North Carolina state-level data as a proxy. The comparison of the 10-year age groups between county and the state indicated that these structures are very similar
https://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US37067-forsyth-county-nc/, visited July 3rd, 2020; Table B01001
‡U.S. Census Bureau (2018). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Forsyth County, NC http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US37067-forsyth-county-nc/, visited July 3rd, 2020