Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics, Sample Adults living with Romantic Partner, aged 25–84 Years in the National Health Interview Survey, 2004–2018.
| Percentage or Mean | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sleep Duration | ||
| Short (six or fewer hours) | 30.8% | |
| Normal (seven to eight hours) | 62.5% | |
| Long (nine or more hours) | 6.8% | |
| Partner and Own Race/Ethnicity | ||
| Romantic Partner not same Race/Ethnicity (Ref = Same Race/Ethnicity) | 20.0% | |
| Partner Race/Ethnicity | ||
| White (Ref) | 70.3% | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 9.8% | |
| Hispanic | 13.8% | |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 6.1% | |
| Own Race/Ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic White (Ref) | 69.9% | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 9.9% | |
| Hispanic | 14.1% | |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 6.1% | |
| Demographic Characteristics | ||
| Age Group | ||
| 25-44 | 42.7% | |
| 45-64 | 41.0% | |
| 65-84 | 16.3% | |
| Male (Female = Ref) | 47.8% | |
| Number of Offspring in House | 1.04 | |
| Cohabit (Married = Ref) | 8.7% | |
| Region | ||
| Northeast (Ref) | 17.7% | |
| Midwest | 23.1% | |
| South | 36.5% | |
| West | 22.6% | |
| Foreign Born | 18.5% | |
| Socioeconomic Characteristics | ||
| Household Income | ||
| $0-$34,999 (Ref) | 23.7% | |
| $35,000-$74,999 | 32.9% | |
| 75,000+ | 43.4% | |
| Educational Attainment | ||
| Less than High School (Ref) | 10.6% | |
| High School | 27.5% | |
| Some College | 28.7% | |
| College + | 33.2% | |
| Spouses' Educational Attainment | ||
| Less than High School (Ref) | 10.9% | |
| High School | 29.0% | |
| Some College | 27.2% | |
| College + | 32.8% | |
| Hours Per Week Worked | ||
| 0 (Ref) | 33.7% | |
| 1 to 39 | 16.6% | |
| 40.00 | 29.3% | |
| 41+ | 20.5% | |
| Owns Home | 75.0% | |
| Health and Behavioral Health | ||
| Smoking Status | ||
| Never Smoker (Ref) | 58.6% | |
| Former Smoker | 24.4% | |
| Current Someday Smoker | 3.4% | |
| Current Everyday Smoker | 13.5% | |
| Alcohol Consumption | ||
| Never Drinker (Ref) | 17.9% | |
| Former Drinker | 14.9% | |
| Current Drinker | 67.2% | |
| Self-Reported Body Mass Index | ||
| Normal Weight (≥18.5 to < 30, Ref) | 68.7% | |
| Under Weight (<18.5) | 1.2% | |
| Obese and more (≥30) | 30.1% | |
| Self-Reported Health | ||
| Fair/Poor rated health (Ref = Good health) | 12.0% | |
| Kessler-6 Scale | 1.8 | |
| Insurance | ||
| Has insurance (Ref = No Insurance) | 87.5% | |
| N = 243,552 | ||
Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2004–2018.