Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of U.S. adults aged 45 years and older by sex, 2015–2018
| Characteristic | Frequency2 (%3) | p-value1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Total | ||
| Sex | 88,216 (46.30) | 128,622 (53.70) | 216,838 (100.00) | – |
| Age | < 0.0001 | |||
| 45–49 | 8,787 (14.21) | 11,066 (12.62) | 19,853 (13.36) | |
| 50–54 | 11,050 (17.42) | 14,662 (16.62) | 25,712 (16.99) | |
| 55–59 | 12,894 (15.96) | 17,573 (14.76) | 30,467 (15.32) | |
| 60–64 | 14,285 (16.09) | 19,570 (15.79) | 33,855 (15.93) | |
| 65–69 | 14,501 (13.00) | 20,043 (12.53) | 34,544 (12.75) | |
| 70–74 | 10,605 (9.70) | 16,215 (10.08) | 26,820 (9.90) | |
| 75–79 | 7,152 (6.65) | 11,997 (7.92) | 19,149 (7.33) | |
| 80 or older | 8,069 (6.97) | 15,665 (9.68) | 23,734 (8.42) | |
| Race/ethnicity† | 0.028 | |||
| White | 69,410 (75.14) | 100,092 (75.49) | 169,502 (75.33) | |
| Black | 6048 (10.86) | 11,446 (11.23) | 17,494 (11.06) | |
| Hispanic | 5127 (8.65) | 7974 (8.54) | 13,101 (8.59) | |
| Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 2154 (2.60) | 2604 (2.35) | 4758 (2.46) | |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 1282 (1.01) | 1680 (0.89) | 2962 (0.94) | |
| Multiracial | 2101 (1.34) | 2552 (1.17) | 4653 (1.25) | |
| Other | 503 (0.41) | 510 (0.32) | 1013 (0.36) | |
| Marital status | < 0.0001 | |||
| Married | 55,354 (65.61) | 62,710 (55.53) | 118,064 (60.21) | |
| Divorced/separated | 14,862 (16.83) | 24,232 (18.01) | 39,094 (17.46) | |
| Widowed | 7659 (6.87) | 29,886 (18.14) | 37,545 (12.92) | |
| Never married | 8291 (8.62) | 9116 (6.61) | 17,407 (7.54) | |
| Member of an unmarried couple | 1625 (2.06) | 1848 (1.71) | 3473 (1.87) | |
| Income | < 0.0001 | |||
| Less than $15,000 | 6791 (9.50) | 13,779 (12.80) | 20,570 (11.21) | |
| $15,000 to less than $25,000 | 10,935 (14.94) | 19,679 (18.50) | 30,614 (16.78) | |
| $25,000 to less than $35,000 | 7829 (9.73) | 12,211 (10.91) | 20,040 (10.34) | |
| $35,000 to less than $50,000 | 11,265 (13.87) | 14,972 (13.65) | 26,237 (13.76) | |
| $50,000 or more | 40,478 (51.96) | 42,923 (44.14) | 83,401 (47.91) | |
| Employment status | < 0.0001 | |||
| Employed for wages | 30,405 (39.56) | 38,264 (34.47) | 68,669 (36.82) | |
| Self-employed | 10,197 (11.50) | 7285 (5.61) | 17,482 (8.34) | |
| Out of work | 3161 (4.57) | 3891 (3.77) | 7052 (4.14) | |
| A homemaker | 219 (0.31) | 11,531 (10.77) | 11,750 (5.93) | |
| A student | 120 (0.11) | 326 (0.31) | 446 (0.22) | |
| Retired | 36,437 (34.39) | 54,246 (34.41) | 90,683 (34.40) | |
| Unable to work | 7197 (9.57) | 12,365 (10.65) | 19,562 (10.15) | |
| Veteran status | < 0.0001 | |||
| Veteran | 31,046 (30.04) | 2701 (2.11) | 33,747 (15.03) | |
| Not a veteran | 57,006 (69.96) | 125,850 (97.89) | 182,856 (84.97) | |
| Subjective Cognitive Decline^ | 0.021 | |||
| Yes | 9766 (11.15) | 13,239 (10.60) | 23,005 (10.86) | |
| No | 78,450 (88.85) | 115,383 (89.40) | 193,833 (89.14) | |
Data aggregated from U.S. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2015–2018; estimates were weighted and adjusted for complex survey design
1Chi-square test measuring association between gender and demographic characteristics
2Unweighted frequency
3Weighted column or row percentage
†All race/ethnicity categories are non-Hispanic, unless otherwise noted
^Experienced confusion or memory loss during the past 12 months that is happening more often or is getting worse (‘Yes’); otherwise (‘No’)