Table 1.
Sample characteristics of United States adults: 2016–2017
| Characteristics | Total sample n = 26,196 (weighted %) |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| 18–44 | 40.3 |
| 45–64 | 35.8 |
| 65 + | 23.9 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 47.5 |
| Female | 52.5 |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Non-hispanic white | 65.4 |
| Non-hispanic black | 12.5 |
| Hispanic | 13.8 |
| Other | 8.3 |
| Education | |
| Less than high school | 10.8 |
| High school grad | 27.1 |
| College or more | 61.7 |
| Employment | |
| Employed | 64.0 |
| Not employed | 35.9 |
| Region | |
| Midwest | 21.4 |
| Northeast | 17.5 |
| South | 37.8 |
| West | 23.2 |
| Poverty | |
| Poor/near poor | 17.8 |
| Low income | 13.1 |
| Middle income | 28.6 |
| High income | 40.5 |
| Insurance | |
| Private | 69.4 |
| Public | 23.1 |
| Uninsured | 7.5 |
| Food insecurity | |
| High food security | 83.9 |
| Marginal food security | 6.6 |
| Low food security | 4.9 |
| Very low food security | 4.6 |
| Quality of life | |
| Physical component | 49.22 (range: 4.41–74.07) |
| Mental component | 51.79 (range 0.04–75.64) |