Table 1.
Demographics of Washington State household respondents, by 3 rurality classification schemes, 2018 to 2019.
| RUCA 4-tier | RUCA 2-tier | RUCC 2-tier | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Suburban | Large rural | Small rural | Urban | Rural | Metro | Non-metro | ||
| Sex | |||||||||
| Female | 68.6 | 54.0 | 61.4 | 64.2 | 66.9 | 62.5 | 66.8 | 62.3 | 66.4 |
| Male | 31.5 | 46.0 | 38.6 | 35.8 | 33.1 | 37.5 | 33.2 | 37.7 | 33.7 |
| Age (y) a | |||||||||
| 18-24 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| 25-39 | 16.4 | 11.3 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 15.9 | 9.5 | 15.9 | 7.8 | 15.1 |
| 40-64 | 35.0 | 38.7 | 29.5 | 33.2 | 35.4 | 30.8 | 35.6 | 28.2 | 34.9 |
| 65-79 | 26.4 | 25.4 | 35.2 | 38.7 | 26.3 | 36.5 | 26.3 | 38.5 | 27.5 |
| 80+ | 7.1 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
| Missing | 11.4 | 15.4 | 14.4 | 9.9 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 11.6 | 15.2 | 12.0 |
| Ethnicity | |||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 95.1 | 95.6 | 95.9 | 97.5 | 95.2 | 96.5 | 95.1 | 97.8 | 95.3 |
| Hispanic | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 4.7 |
| Race | |||||||||
| White | 72.9 | 75.4 | 74.3 | 83.4 | 73.2 | 77.6 | 73.6 | 74.8 | 73.7 |
| Other race | 15.0 | 10.4 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 14.5 | 7.7 | 14.2 | 8.8 | 13.7 |
| Missing | 12.1 | 14.3 | 17.5 | 9.9 | 12.4 | 14.7 | 12.2 | 16.5 | 12.7 |
| Married/cohabitating | |||||||||
| No | 50.0 | 37.1 | 50.4 | 39.5 | 48.5 | 46.3 | 48.0 | 51.1 | 48.3 |
| Yes | 50.0 | 62.9 | 49.6 | 60.5 | 51.5 | 53.7 | 52.0 | 48.9 | 51.7 |
| Employment statusa,b | |||||||||
| Employed | 47.3 | 52.5 | 42.6 | 36.7 | 47.9 | 40.4 | 47.8 | 39.4 | 47.0 |
| Not employed | 13.7 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 11.2 | 13.0 | 8.2 | 13.0 | 7.1 | 12.4 |
| Retired | 35.9 | 38.2 | 49.1 | 49.1 | 36.1 | 49.1 | 36.2 | 51.4 | 37.7 |
| Other | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.9 |
| College degree | |||||||||
| No | 48.4 | 53.5 | 57.2 | 61.1 | 49.0 | 58.7 | 49.9 | 52.8 | 50.2 |
| Yes | 51.6 | 46.5 | 42.8 | 38.9 | 51.0 | 41.3 | 50.1 | 47.2 | 49.8 |
| Insurance status | |||||||||
| No insurance | 3.1 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| Has insurance | 96.9 | 95.4 | 94.4 | 95.8 | 96.8 | 94.9 | 96.5 | 97.0 | 96.5 |
Abbreviations: Metro, metropolitan; RUCA, rural-urban commuting area classification scheme based on ZIP codes; RUCC, rural-urban commuting code classification scheme based on county.
Values represent survey-weighted percentages. Characteristics reflect demographics of the respondent, not all adult members of the household.
a
Significant difference between metropolitan and non-metropolitan respondents (P < .05) for RUCC classification only; using design-based Pearson chi square test.
b
Significant difference between urban and rural (P < .05) for the 2-tier RUCA classification only; using design-based Pearson chi square test.