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Table 1 Demographic profile of respondents—Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, New Hampshire, Oregon, and Washington, 2010

From: Mental, social, and physical well-being in New Hampshire, Oregon, and Washington, 2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System: implications for public health research and practice related to Healthy People 2020 foundation health measures on well-being

Characteristic

All

New Hampshire

Oregon

Washington

%

%

%

%

Number

18,622

3,139

2,289

13,194

Gender

    

Male

48.9

48.7

48.4

49.2

Female

51.1

51.3

51.6

50.8

Age

    

18–24

11.1

9.3

11.6

11.2

25–34

17.3

13.9

16.3

18.1

35–44

18.5

21.2

16.4

18.8

45–54

19.9

21.4

19.7

19.8

55–64

16.2

16.0

17.5

15.7

65–74

9.5

10.0

10.1

9.2

75 or older

7.5

8.2

8.3

7.1

Race/ethnicity

    

White

86.9

94.9

90.7

84.5

Black

1.5

0.8

1.0

1.8

Hispanic

6.1

2.0

4.2

7.4

Asian

3.4

1.1

1.7

4.4

American Indian/Pacific Islander

1.2

0.5

0.8

1.4

Other

0.8

0.8

1.6

0.6

Education

    

Less than high school

6.1

4.3

5.4

6.7

High school graduate

24.9

26.7

27.5

23.7

More than high school

69.0

69.0

67.0

69.7

Marital status

    

Married/living with partner

66.7

69.6

65.5

66.8

Divorced/septed

10.6

9.7

11.7

10.3

Widowed

5.1

5.6

5.5

4.9

Never married

17.6

15.0

17.4

18.1

Employment status

    

Employed

56.3

62.8

49.8

57.8

Unemployed/unable to work

13.6

11.4

15.2

13.3

Retired

17.1

16.5

19.1

16.5

Homemaker/student

13.0

9.4

15.9

12.5

Income

    

< $15,000

6.3

5.0

7.5

6.1

$15,000–$19,999

5.2

5.0

6.7

4.7

$20,000–$24,999

9.1

6.9

10.3

9.0

$25,000–$34,999

10.1

9.0

9.6

10.4

$35,000–$49,999

14.8

15.0

16.0

14.4

$50,000–$74,999

19.0

18.3

20.0

18.7

≥ $75,000

35.4

40.7

29.9

36.6

Disabled

27.2

22.3

29.6

27.0

Military veteran

13.0

14.3

13.3

12.7

Chronic health condition

26.5

25.7

28.6

25.9

Exercise in past 30 days

82.0

79.2

82.5

82.2

Current smoker

15.2

16.0

15.0

15.2

Overweight/obese

61.7

61.9

61.6

61.7

  1. Note: Chronic health conditions include self-reported doctor-diagnosed diabetes, heart attack, angina/coronary heart disease, stroke, and asthma. Percentages are weighted.