Table 3.
Descriptive statistics for self-reported HCV testing stratified by education among adults aged ≥18, United States, 2013-2017 a
| Characteristic | Weighted estimates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤High school graduate | ≥Some college | |||
| Sample size, no. | % (95% CI) | Sample size, no. | % (95% CI) | |
| Received an HCV test | 8 186 633 | 9.1 (8.7-9.5) | 19 681 742 | 13.4 (13.1-13.7) |
| Survey year | ||||
| 2013 | 18 490 363 | 8.2 (7.6-8.9) | 27 981 878 | 12.2 (11.6-12.9) |
| 2014 | 18 406 349 | 8.1 (7.3-8.9) | 28 446 963 | 12.7 (12.0-13.3) |
| 2015 | 17 652 050 | 9.1 (8.3-9.8) | 29 616 983 | 12.8 (12.1-13.4) |
| 2016 | 17 908 193 | 9.7 (9.0-10.4) | 30 142 707 | 13.6 (13.0-14.3) |
| 2017 | 17 455 425 | 10.5 (9.7-11.3) | 30 974 482 | 15.4 (14.7-16.1) |
| Birth year | ||||
| Born after 1965 | 46 099 059 | 10.1 (9.5-10.7) | 84 427 474 | 14.0 (13.6-14.4) |
| Born 1945-1965 | 29 683 895 | 10.1 (9.6-10.7) | 49 430 968 | 14.5 (14.0-15.0) |
| Born before 1945 | 14 129 426 | 3.8 (3.3-4.2) | 13 304 572 | 5.3 (4.8-5.8) |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 45 057 509 | 8.7 (8.3-9.2) | 77 771 924 | 12.7 (12.3-13.1) |
| Male | 44 854 871 | 9.5 (9.0-10.0) | 69 391 090 | 14.2 (13.7-14.6) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 51 258 802 | 9.9 (9.4-10.5) | 104 579 612 | 13.4 (13.0-13.7) |
| Other b | 37 596 925 | 7.9 (7.4-8.4) | 41 367 925 | 13.2 (12.6-13.8) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 42 930 726 | 8.5 (8.1-8.9) | 82 820 904 | 13.0 (12.6-13.4) |
| Single | 25 616 331 | 9.2 (8.5-9.9) | 38 794 842 | 12.5 (12.0-13.0) |
| Separated/widowed/divorced | 21 218 489 | 10.2 (9.6-10.8) | 25 291 458 | 16.0 (15.4-16.6) |
| Federal poverty level | ||||
| ≤100% poverty–income ratio | 18 536 509 | 10.7 (9.9-11.4) | 12 017 074 | 14.9 (13.9-15.9) |
| >100% poverty–income ratio | 71 375 871 | 8.7 (8.3-9.1) | 135 145 940 | 13.2 (12.9-13.6) |
| Health insurance | ||||
| Private | 42 500 169 | 8.4 (7.9-8.9) | 109 781 042 | 12.7 (12.4-13.1) |
| Medicaid/Medicare/both | 27 443 443 | 10.5 (9.9-11.1) | 20 791 058 | 14.4 (13.7-15.2) |
| Military | 1 287 489 | 22.5 (18.4-26.5) | 3 386 354 | 24.5 (22.5-26.6) |
| Other | 1 321 140 | 10.3 (7.7-12.9) | 1 256 033 | 20.5 (16.8-24.2) |
| None | 16 771 364 | 7.5 (6.9-8.1) | 11 368 012 | 13.9 (12.9-14.9) |
| Place of birth | ||||
| United States | 70 152 993 | 10.0 (9.5-10.4) | 125 523 319 | 13.6 (13.2-13.9) |
| Not United States | 19 696 059 | 6.1 (5.5-6.7) | 21 540 936 | 12.4 (11.6-13.1) |
| Smoking status c | ||||
| Never | 49 450 698 | 6.3 (5.9-6.7) | 97 491 937 | 11.7 (11.3-12.0) |
| Former | 20 078 211 | 10.3 (9.6-10.9) | 32 323 025 | 15.1 (14.5-15.7) |
| Current | 20 229 016 | 14.9 (14.0-15.8) | 17 223 089 | 19.8 (18.9-20.7) |
| Alcohol consumption d | ||||
| Abstain | 24 777 362 | 5.4 (4.9-5.9) | 22 889 796 | 8.7 (8.1-9.3) |
| Former drinker | 16 290 412 | 11.6 (10.8-12.4) | 16 201 820 | 16.8 (15.9-17.7) |
| Current drinker | 43 306 797 | 10.0 (9.4-10.5) | 98 731 339 | 13.8 (13.5-14.2) |
| Current excessive drinker | 4 282 540 | 12.8 (11.2-14.5) | 7 971 077 | 14.6 (13.3-15.9) |
| Body mass index | ||||
| Normal/underweight (<25.0 kg/m2) | 28 313 497 | 8.6 (8.0-9.2) | 54 186 538 | 12.0 (11.5-12.5) |
| Overweight/obese (≥25.0 kg/m2) | 58 829 090 | 9.5 (9.0-9.9) | 89 212 973 | 14.4 (13.9-14.8) |
Abbreviation: HCV, hepatitis C virus.
aData source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 36
bIncludes Hispanic, non-Hispanic Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, and multiple races.
cSmoking status determined by 2 questions: “Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?” and “Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?” Never smokers were defined as those who said no to both questions. Former smokers were defined as those who said yes to the first question and no to the second question. Current smokers were defined as those who said yes to both questions.
dAlcohol status defined in the following manner: lifetime abstainer was defined as not having >12 alcoholic drinks in a lifetime. Former drinkers were defined as those who indicated they had >12 alcoholic drinks in their lifetime but had none in the past year. Current nonexcessive drinkers were defined as those who had >12 alcoholic drinks in their lifetime and, for male drinkers, had on average <15 drinks per week in the past year; for female drinkers, on average had <8 alcoholic drinks per week in the past year. Current excessive drinkers were defined as those who drink, on average, more than current nonexcessive drinkers in the past year.