Table 1. Participant Demographic Characteristics.
| Characteristic | Participants, No. (%) (N = 3543) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 1681 (47) |
| Female | 1862 (53) |
| Race | |
| White | 2527 (71) |
| Black | 759 (21) |
| ≥2 Races | 109 (3) |
| Othera | 148 (4) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic | 834 (24) |
| Non-Hispanic | 2709 (76) |
| Age, y | |
| 18-29 | 428 (12) |
| 30-44 | 840 (24) |
| 45-59 | 1001 (28) |
| ≥60 | 1274 (36) |
| Household income, $ | |
| ≤24 999 | 477 (13) |
| 25 000-49 999 | 673 (19) |
| 50 000-99 999 | 1166 (33) |
| ≥100 000 | 1227 (35) |
| Region | |
| Northeast | 580 (16) |
| Midwest | 668 (19) |
| South | 1443 (41) |
| West | 852 (24) |
| Metropolitan or nonmetropolitanb | |
| Metropolitan | 3154 (89) |
| Nonmetropolitan | 389 (11) |
| Health status, No./total No. (%) | |
| Excellent, very good, or good | 3015/3531 (85) |
| Fair or poor | 516/3531 (15) |
| Political ideology, No./total No. (%) | |
| Liberal | 1046/3480 (30) |
| Moderate | 1298/3480 (37) |
| Conservative | 1136/3480 (33) |
a
Other includes American Indian, Asian, and Hawaiian and Pacific Islander.
b
Individuals residing in a metropolitan statistical area are defined as metropolitan; those not living in a metropolitan statistical area are defined as nonmetropolitan.