Table 3.
Level of Perceived Preparedness by Sociodemographic Characteristic, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, 2006–2010
| Characteristic | Level of Perceived Preparedness | Chi-square | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well-Prepared | Somewhat Prepared | Not Prepared at All | ||
| Overall | 25.3 (24.8–25.9) | 55.5 (54.9–56.2) | 19.1 (18.6–19.7) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Men | 29.3 (28.3–30.3) | 54.0 (52.9–55.2) | 16.7 (15.8–17.6) | <0.0001 |
| Women | 21.7 (21.0–22.3) | 56.9 (56.1–57.8) | 21.4 (20.7–22.1) | |
| Race | ||||
| White non-Hispanic | 26.2 (25.6–26.9) | 56.9 (56.2–57.7) | 16.9 (16.3–17.5) | <0.0001 |
| Black non-Hispanic | 23.0 (21.4–24.7) | 52.8 (50.8–54.7) | 24.2 (22.6–25.9) | |
| Hispanic | 21.0 (18.0–24.3) | 48.7 (45.0–52.3) | 30.3 (27.2–33.7) | |
| Other non-Hispanica | 23.4 (20.9–26.2) | 51.0 (47.5–54.5) | 25.6 (22.5–28.9) | |
| Age | ||||
| 18–24 | 26.5 (23.8–29.4) | 52.7 (49.5–55.8) | 20.9 (18.5–23.5) | <0.0001 |
| 25–44 | 20.3 (19.3–21.3) | 56.9 (55.7–58.2) | 22.8 (21.8–23.9) | |
| 45–54 | 23.8 (22.7–25.0) | 56.4 (55.0–57.7) | 19.9 (18.8–21.0) | |
| 55+ | 32.2 (31.4–33.0) | 54.2 (53.3–55.0) | 13.6 (13.0–14.3) | |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 26.8 (24.8–28.8) | 45.2 (42.9–47.5) | 28.0 (25.9–30.2) | <0.0001 |
| High school diploma | 26.8 (25.7–27.9) | 54.5 (53.2–55.7) | 18.8 (17.8–19.8) | |
| Some college | 26.3 (25.1–27.5) | 55.3 (53.9–56.6) | 18.4 (17.4–19.6) | |
| College or more | 23.1 (22.1–24.0) | 59.2 (58.0–60.3) | 17.8 (16.8–18.7) | |
| Survey language | ||||
| English | 25.5 (24.9–26.1) | 55.8 (55.1–56.5) | 18.7 (18.2–19.3) | <0.0001 |
| Spanish | 11.8 (7.3–18.7) | 46.3 (39.8–52.9) | 41.9 (35.7–48.4) | |
a
Asian, non-Hispanic; Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic; American Indian/Alaska Native, non-Hispanic; other race, non-Hispanic; multirace, non-Hispanic.