Table 3.
Characteristics of the target population in aggregate and by race/ethnic group (NHIS 2010–2018, US adults 18 and older)
| Total | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | AIAN | Multi-racial | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Age (mean, s.d.) | 46.8 | 49.0 | 44.3 | 40.8 | 44.4 | 44.5 | 40.4 |
| Female | 51.8 | 51.5 | 55.2 | 49.7 | 53.1 | 55.1 | 52.9 |
| Region | |||||||
| Northeast | 17.7 | 19.0 | 16.0 | 13.6 | 20.3 | 5.5 | 10.8 |
| North Central | 22.8 | 27.9 | 16.9 | 9.2 | 12.9 | 15.9 | 21.4 |
| South | 36.3 | 33.4 | 59.0 | 37.0 | 22.8 | 33.9 | 33.5 |
| West | 23.2 | 19.7 | 8.1 | 40.2 | 43.9 | 44.7 | 34.3 |
| Nativity | |||||||
| US-born | 81.9 | 94.7 | 87.0 | 42.9 | 22.1 | 93.7 | 92.9 |
| In US 15+ years | 11.7 | 3.8 | 7.5 | 37.3 | 46.0 | 3.7 | 5.8 |
| In US <15 year | 6.1 | 1.4 | 5.3 | 18.9 | 31.1 | 2.6 | 1.1 |
| DK | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Language of interview | |||||||
| English | 93.8 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 64.0 | 92.4 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
| Other | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 36.0 | 7.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Married | 53.4 | 56.9 | 33.7 | 51.6 | 64.8 | 40.0 | 36.9 |
| Previously married | 19.6 | 20.4 | 23.8 | 15.7 | 10.8 | 24.0 | 20.4 |
| Never married | 26.8 | 22.6 | 42.3 | 32.5 | 24.3 | 35.8 | 42.5 |
| DK | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Children at home | |||||||
| No children | 61.0 | 65.2 | 59.9 | 46.7 | 52.4 | 56.8 | 67.3 |
| One child | 17.2 | 16.1 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 21.2 | 18.6 | 14.9 |
| Two or more | 21.8 | 18.7 | 20.9 | 34.0 | 26.4 | 24.6 | 17.9 |
| Education | |||||||
| Less than HS or GED | 15.6 | 10.9 | 18.6 | 35.4 | 9.2 | 25.2 | 14.1 |
| HS diploma | 22.4 | 22.3 | 26.0 | 22.8 | 14.6 | 23.0 | 20.4 |
| Some college | 19.7 | 20.0 | 23.1 | 17.5 | 13.7 | 23.8 | 28.2 |
| Associate degree | 11.2 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 9.1 | 7.5 | 11.3 | 11.7 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 19.6 | 22.0 | 14.0 | 10.1 | 31.3 | 10.5 | 16.2 |
| Master’s or more | 11.2 | 12.6 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 23.2 | 5.1 | 9.3 |
| DK | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| Family income | |||||||
| $0–34,999 | 28.5 | 23.9 | 42.6 | 38.4 | 23.0 | 45.6 | 35.7 |
| $35,000–74,999 | 28.5 | 28.3 | 28.2 | 31.7 | 23.4 | 26.8 | 26.6 |
| $75,000–99,999 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 11.8 | 9.1 | 11.1 |
| $100,000+ | 23.7 | 27.6 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 33.0 | 11.2 | 20.9 |
| DK | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 7.4 | 5.8 |
| Home ownership | |||||||
| Owns home | 66.0 | 73.8 | 47.2 | 49.8 | 60.8 | 55.9 | 54.5 |
| Rents | 31.7 | 23.9 | 49.9 | 48.0 | 37.0 | 41.0 | 41.9 |
| Other | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| N | 273,972 | 172,782 | 36,357 | 43,160 | 15,289 | 1,920 | 4,464 |
Weighted percent shown for all variables except age where weighted mean is shown.
Design-adjusted F-tests show that all variables differ significantly across the race/ethnic groups at p<.001.
All racial categories other than Hispanic are Non-Hispanic. AIAN=American Indian/Alaska Native, or Native American.