Table 1.
Distribution of selected characteristics among 114,496 respondentsa aged ≥18 years, by caregiving status, 2016 BRFSS
| Total | Caregivers (n=22,993) | Non-caregivers (n=91,503) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Nb | % (95% CI)c | Nb | % (95% CI)c | Nb | % (95% CI)c |
| Sex d | ||||||
| Men | 49,291 | 48.6 (47.7–49.5) | 8,335 | 41.0 (39.0–43.1) | 40,956 | 50.5 (49.5–51.5) |
| Women | 65,193 | 51.4 (50.5–52.3) | 14,655 | 59.0 (56.9–61.0) | 50,538 | 49.5 (48.5–50.5) |
| Age group (years) | ||||||
| 18–24 | 5,776 | 12.6 (11.9–13.4) | 882 | 11.1 ( 9.3–13.3) | 4,894 | 13.0 (12.2–13.8) |
| 25–34 | 10,736 | 17.3 (16.6–18.1) | 1,752 | 15.2 (13.7–16.9) | 8,984 | 17.8 (17.0–18.7) |
| 35–44 | 13,069 | 16.6 (15.9–17.3) | 2,471 | 14.2 (12.8–15.8) | 10,598 | 17.2 (16.4–18.0) |
| 45–64 | 43,418 | 33.8 (33.0–34.6) | 10,568 | 40.9 (39.0–42.9) | 32,850 | 32.0 (31.1–33.0) |
| ≥65 | 41,497 | 19.7 (19.1–20.2) | 7,320 | 18.5 (17.2–19.8) | 34,177 | 20.0 (19.3–20.6) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 87,567 | 57.9 (57.0–58.8) | 17,701 | 62.8 (60.7–64.9) | 69,866 | 56.7 (55.7–57.7) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 7,816 | 9.8 ( 9.3–10.3) | 1,823 | 11.0 ( 9.8–12.5) | 5,993 | 9.5 ( 8.9–10.1) |
| Hispanic | 12,942 | 23.2 (22.3–24.1) | 2,075 | 19.3 (17.4–21.4) | 10,867 | 24.1 (23.2–25.1) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 2,142 | 1.0 ( 0.9– 1.2) | 565 | 1.3 ( 1.0– 1.6) | 1,577 | 1.0 ( 0.8– 1.1) |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 4,029 | 8.1 ( 7.4– 8.8) | 829 | 5.5 ( 4.6– 6.6) | 3,200 | 8.7 ( 7.9– 9.5) |
| Education | ||||||
| Less than high school diploma | 8,734 | 14.9 (14.2–15.7) | 1,337 | 11.2 ( 9.9–12.6) | 7,397 | 15.8 (15.0–16.7) |
| High school diploma or GED | 31,278 | 26.5 (25.8–27.3) | 5,964 | 25.9 (24.2–27.6) | 25,314 | 26.7 (25.8–27.5) |
| Some college or technical school | 32,165 | 31.3 (30.5–32.2) | 7,094 | 36.9 (34.7–39.1) | 25,071 | 30.0 (29.0–30.9) |
| College graduate | 42,319 | 27.2 (26.5–28.0) | 8,598 | 26.1 (24.6–27.7) | 33,721 | 27.5 (26.7–28.3) |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Employed | 56,462 | 56.8 (56.0–57.7) | 11,381 | 55.5 (53.5–57.6) | 45,081 | 57.2 (56.2–58.1) |
| Unemployed | 4,655 | 5.7 ( 5.3– 6.2) | 1,179 | 6.9 ( 6.0– 7.9) | 3,476 | 5.5 ( 5.0– 6.0) |
| Retired | 35,982 | 17.7 (17.1–18.2) | 6,814 | 17.7 (16.5–19.0) | 29,168 | 17.7 (17.1–18.3) |
| Unable to work | 7,745 | 6.6 ( 6.2– 7.0) | 1,731 | 7.6 ( 6.7– 8.6) | 6,014 | 6.4 ( 6.0– 6.8) |
| Homemaker or student | 9,652 | 13.1 (12.5–13.8) | 1,888 | 12.3 (10.9–13.8) | 7,764 | 13.3 (12.6–14.1) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 64,396 | 56.1 (55.2–57.0) | 14,151 | 57.3 (55.2–59.4) | 50,245 | 55.9 (54.9–56.8) |
| Divorced, separated, widowed | 32,467 | 19.7 (19.1–20.3) | 5,601 | 19.8 (18.4–21.3) | 26,866 | 19.7 (19.0–20.4) |
| Never married | 17,633 | 24.2 (23.3–25.0) | 3,241 | 22.9 (21.0–25.0) | 14,392 | 24.5 (23.6–25.4) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | ||||||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 1,706 | 1.9 ( 1.7– 2.2) | 316 | 1.8 ( 1.3– 2.4) | 1,390 | 1.9 ( 1.7– 2.2) |
| Normal weigh (18.5–24.9) | 34,220 | 31.3 (30.5–32.2) | 6,493 | 29.5 (27.7–31.5) | 27,727 | 31.8 (30.8–32.7) |
| Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 39,257 | 32.7 (31.8–33.5) | 7,742 | 31.4 (29.5–33.4) | 31,515 | 33.0 (32.0–33.9) |
| Obese (≥30.0) | 32,870 | 28.0 (27.2–28.9) | 7,185 | 31.8 (29.9–33.7) | 25,685 | 27.1 (26.2–28.1) |
| Missing | 6,443 | 6.1 ( 5.7– 6.5) | 1,257 | 5.5 ( 4.6– 6.7) | 5,186 | 6.2 ( 5.8– 6.7) |
| Cigarette smoking status | ||||||
| Current smoker | 16,499 | 15.4 (14.8–16.1) | 4,165 | 20.0 (18.4–21.7) | 12,334 | 14.3 (13.6–15.0) |
| Former smoker | 32,616 | 23.9 (23.1–24.6) | 6,378 | 23.5 (22.0–25.1) | 26,238 | 23.9 (23.1–24.8) |
| Never smoker | 65,381 | 60.7 (59.9–61.6) | 12,450 | 56.5 (54.4–58.5) | 52,931 | 61.8 (60.8–62.7) |
| Leisure-time physical activity | ||||||
| Yes | 85,671 | 75.8 (75.1–76.6) | 17,834 | 77.7 (75.9–79.3) | 67,837 | 75.4 (74.5–76.2) |
| No | 28,825 | 24.2 (23.4–24.9) | 5,159 | 22.3 (20.7–24.1) | 23,666 | 24.6 (23.8–25.5) |
| Short sleep duration (<7 hours/24hours) | ||||||
| Yes | 35,733 | 35.0 (34.1–35.8) | 8,313 | 39.0 (37.0–41.0) | 27,420 | 34.0 (33.0–34.9) |
| No | 78,763 | 65.0 (64.2–65.9) | 14,680 | 61.0 (59.0–63.0) | 64,083 | 66.0 (65.1–67.0) |
a
Respondents were from the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 19 states (Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Colorado, Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah) that administered the caregiving module in 2016.
b
Unweighted sample size.
c
Weighted distribution of selected characteristics overall and by caregiving status. The sum of percentage of multiple-level variable may not be equal to 100% due to rounding.
d
12 respondents who reported “refused to answer” for sex variable were categorized as “other”, which was not showed due to unreliable estimates in the table but were included in the analyses.