Table 1:
Sociodemographic Characteristics of US Adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999 to 2018
| 1999–2000 | 2001–2002 | 2003–2004 | 2005–2006 | 2007–2008 | 2009–2010 | 2011–2012 | 2013–2014 | 2015–2016 | 2017–2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | ||||||||||
| Number of unique participants | 4225 | 4738 | 4442 | 4518 | 5416 | 5749 | 4798 | 5044 | 5015 | 4734 |
| Socio-demographics, n (weighted %) | ||||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||
| Male | 1,972 (47.78) | 2,247 (48.22) | 2,131 (48.06) | 2,163 (48.04) | 2,661 (47.09) | 2,785 (48.18) | 2,392 (48.72) | 2,413 (48.51) | 2,414 (48.13) | 2,302 (48.01) |
| Female | 2,253 (52.22) | 2,491 (51.78) | 2,311 (51.94) | 2,355 (51.96) | 2,755 (52.91) | 2,964 (51.82) | 2,406 (51.28) | 2,631 (51.49) | 2,601 (51.87) | 2,432 (51.99) |
| Age group in years | ||||||||||
| 18–39 | 1,480 (43.95) | 1,731 (41.00) | 1,536 (38.86) | 1,747 (38.02) | 1,750 (37.54) | 1,925 (37.00) | 1,714 (36.27) | 1,744 (36.20) | 1,687 (36.19) | 1,430 (36.16) |
| 40–59 | 1,217 (33.30) | 1,486 (37.37) | 1,251 (37.09) | 1,375 (37.61) | 1,722 (38.81) | 1,931 (38.33) | 1,586 (37.93) | 1,734 (36.96) | 1,646 (35.86) | 1,500 (34.72) |
| 60+ | 1,528 (22.75) | 1,521 (21.63) | 1,655 (24.05) | 1,396 (24.37) | 1,944 (23.65) | 1,893 (24.67) | 1,498 (25.81) | 1,566 (26.84) | 1,682 (27.95) | 1,804 (29.12) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 1,888 (70.57) | 2,491 (72.16) | 2,388 (72.98) | 2,274 (72.66) | 2,547 (70.19) | 2,781 (68.71) | 1,842 (66.57) | 2,233 (65.69) | 1,711 (64.44) | 1,694 (62.04) |
| Hispanic | 1,417 (13.95) | 1,197 (12.70) | 1,016 (10.84) | 1,049 (10.64) | 1,522 (13.24) | 1,642 (13.62) | 931 (14.28) | 1,125 (14.72) | 1,541 (15.03) | 1,055 (15.83) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 787 (10.79) | 890 (10.95) | 864 (11.21) | 1,012 (11.49) | 1,136 (11.29) | 1,024 (11.40) | 1,272 (11.48) | 1,006 (11.36) | 1,060 (10.96) | 1,125 (11.58) |
| Othera | 133 (4.69) | 160 (4.19) | 174 (4.97) | 183 (5.22) | 211 (5.29) | 302 (6.28) | 753 (7.66) | 680 (8.22) | 703 (9.57) | 860 (10.55) |
| Educational Level | ||||||||||
| Less than high school graduate | 1,635 (23.97) | 1,421 (19.21) | 1,288 (18.14) | 1,234 (17.09) | 1,665 (20.10) | 1,634 (18.80) | 1,102 (16.32) | 1,028 (14.74) | 1,150 (13.77) | 891 (10.73) |
| High school graduate/GED | 957 (26.25) | 1,110 (24.73) | 1,111 (26.42) | 1,093 (25.39) | 1,341 (25.82) | 1,316 (22.46) | 1,008 (19.92) | 1,141 (22.30) | 1,108 (20.98) | 1,146 (28.13) |
| Some college or more | 1,633 (49.78) | 2,207 (56.06) | 2,043 (55.44) | 2,191 (57.52) | 2,410 (54.08) | 2,799 (58.75) | 2,688 (63.77) | 2,875 (62.97) | 2,757 (65.25) | 2,697 (61.14) |
a
Other race includes non-Hispanic Asian persons and non-Hispanic persons reported races other than Black, Asian, or White.