Table 1.
Characteristics of the study participants, 2018 National Health Interview Survey (n = 22,682)
| Total Mean (SD) or % |
|
|---|---|
| Age (range 18–85) | 49.69 (18.42) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 46.52 |
| Female | 53.48 |
| Race | |
| White | 78.73 |
| Black | 12.40 |
| Asian/American Indian/Alaskan native | 6.40 |
| Other races | 2.46 |
| Marital status | |
| Married or cohabiting | 50.80 |
| Separated, divorced, widowed, or never married | 49.20 |
| Number of children under 18 (range 0–10) | 0.53 (1.00) |
| Region of residence | |
| Northeast | 16.58 |
| North central /Midwest | 23.26 |
| South | 37.36 |
| West | 22.80 |
| Education | |
| Less than high school | 8.92 |
| High school graduate | 25.72 |
| 1–3 years of college | 30.84 |
| + College graduate | 34.52 |
| Household income | |
| $0–34,999 | 32.52 |
| $35,000-$74,999 | 29.33 |
| $75,000-$99,999 | 13.15 |
| $100,000 and over | 25.00 |
| Employment status, last week | |
| Employed | 61.46 |
| Unemployed | 17.64 |
| Retired | 20.90 |
| Homeownership | |
| Owned | 63.05 |
| Rented or other | 36.95 |
| Self-reported health | |
| Excellent | 25.62 |
| Very good | 34.05 |
| Good | 26.79 |
| Fair | 10.42 |
| Poor | 3.11 |
| Number of chronic conditions (range 0–8) | 0.84 (1.10) |
| Health insurance coverage status | |
| Had coverage | 90.34 |
| Did not have coverage | 9.66 |
| Psychological distress (range 0–24) | 2.98 (4.13) |
| Financial worries (range 6–24) | 12.00 (5.16) |
Sampling weights were applied to derive nationally representative estimates accounting for the complex sample design
SD = standard deviation