Table 1:
Mean prevalence of county-level cancer risk factors among U.S. adults, across rural classification codes
| N | Obesity | Physical Inactivity | Smoking | Alcohol Use | Binge Alcohol Use | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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| OMB | ||||||
| Urban | 1164 | 30.1 (4.4) | 24.4 (5.0) | 22.9 (5.6) | 52.4 (10.7) | 17.7 (4.2) |
| Rural | 1971 | 31.6 (4.5) | 26.9 (5.1) | 26.4 (5.0) | 48.1 (11.9) | 18.1 (5.6) |
| pdiff<0.001 | pdiff<0.001 | pdiff<0.001 | pdiff<0.001 | pdiff=0.02 | ||
| NCHS | ||||||
| 1 | 67 | 26.2 (4.7) | 21.0 (4.4) | 17.9 (4.2) | 58.5 (6.0) | 19.0 (2.6) |
| 2 | 367 | 29.6 (4.4) | 23.9 (5.0) | 22.1 (5.9) | 54.7 (10.0) | 17.9 (3.9) |
| 3 | 373 | 30.7 (4.4) | 24.9 (4.9) | 23.4 (5.4) | 50.8 (10.6) | 17.2 (4.1) |
| 4 | 357 | 30.7 (4.0) | 24.9 (4.9) | 24.0 (5.0) | 50.6 (11.3) | 17.7 (4.7) |
| 5 | 641 | 31.5 (4.6) | 26.2 (5.5) | 25.3 (4.7) | 49.1 (11.4) | 17.8 (4.9) |
| 6 | 1330 | 31.6 (4.4) | 27.2 (4.9) | 26.9 (5.1) | 47.7 (12.1) | 18.3 (5.8) |
| ptrend<0.001 | ptrend<0.001 | ptrend<0.001 | ptrend<0.001 | ptrend<0.03 | ||
| RUCC | ||||||
| 1 | 430 | 29.1 (4.6) | 23.5 (5.0) | 21.5 (5.9) | 55.2 (9.6) | 18.1 (3.7) |
| 2 | 379 | 30.7 (4.4) | 24.9 (4.9) | 23.4 (5.3) | 51.0 (10.6) | 17.2 (4.1) |
| 3 | 355 | 30.8 (4.0) | 25.0 (4.9) | 24.0 (5.0) | 50.6 (11.3) | 17.7 (4.7) |
| 4 | 214 | 31.4 (4.5) | 25.7 (5.1) | 25.2 (4.1) | 50.6 (10.5) | 17.9 (4.5) |
| 5 | 92 | 31.0 (5.3) | 24.9 (5.6) | 24.4 (4.5) | 51.3 (11.0) | 18.8 (4.8) |
| 6 | 593 | 32.3 (4.1) | 27.8 (4.9) | 27.0 (4.5) | 46.4 (10.6) | 17.3 (4.9) |
| 7 | 433 | 31.2 (4.8) | 26.5 (5.5) | 26.4 (4.7) | 48.7 (12.6) | 18.3 (5.5) |
| 8 | 220 | 31.9 (4.5) | 27.7 (4.6) | 27.1 (5.1) | 46.0 (12.9) | 17.8 (6.7) |
| 9 | 419 | 30.9 (4.3) | 26.8 (4.6) | 26.2 (6.0) | 49.2 (12.6) | 19.4 (6.2) |
| ptrend<0.001 | ptrend<0.001 | ptrend<0.001 | ptrend<0.001 | ptrend<0.001 | ||
| UIC | ||||||
| 1 | 431 | 29.1 (4.6) | 23.5 (5.0) | 21.5 (5.9) | 55.2 (9.6) | 18.1 (3.7) |
| 2 | 734 | 30.7 (4.2) | 24.9 (4.9) | 23.7 (5.2) | 50.8 (10.9) | 17.4 (4.4) |
| 3 | 129 | 31.7 (4.3) | 26.4 (5.3) | 25.5 (4.3) | 49.5 (10.2) | 17.3 (3.9) |
| 4 | 149 | 31.6 (3.7) | 27.6 (4.3) | 26.8 (4.6) | 46.2 (9.3) | 16.6 (4.4) |
| 5 | 242 | 31.9 (4.5) | 26.3 (5.1) | 25.5 (4.7) | 48.5 (10.9) | 17.7 (5.0) |
| 6 | 344 | 32.6 (4.3) | 28.0 (4.9) | 27.2 (4.3) | 46.3 (11.4) | 17.5 (5.4) |
| 7 | 162 | 31.8 (4.4) | 27.8 (4.9) | 27.8 (4.9) | 46.3 (13.4) | 18.2 (6.8) |
| 8 | 269 | 31.2 (4.9) | 26.0 (5.9) | 25.1 (4.8) | 49.5 (12.3) | 18.3 (5.3) |
| 9 | 184 | 32.1 (4.0) | 27.9 (4.8) | 27.2 (4.6) | 46.3 (11.8) | 17.5 (5.5) |
| 10 | 187 | 31.2 (4.6) | 27.2 (5.0) | 26.0 (5.7) | 48.8 (13.0) | 19.3 (6.4) |
| 11 | 124 | 30.4 (4.7) | 25.2 (4.9) | 26.0 (5.0) | 51.6 (12.4) | 19.5 (5.4) |
| 12 | 180 | 30.2 (4.6) | 25.8 (4.4) | 26.5 (6.4) | 50.3 (12.5) | 20.0 (6.0) |
| ptrend<0.001 | ptrend<0.001 | ptrend<0.001 | ptrend<0.001 | ptrend<0.001 | ||
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS): Urban (1–4) Rural (5–6). USDA Economic Research Services’ rural-urban continuum codes (RUCC): Urban (1–3) Rural (4–9). Urban Influence Codes (UIC): Urban (1–2) Rural (3–12).
Numbers reflect mean prevalence (standard deviations)