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Table 4 Adjusted proportions of positive responses to social support and physical well-being items by demographics, chronic health condition status, behavioral risk factors, and state—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

 

Social

Physical

Characteristic

Social and emotional support (Always/usually)

Health status (Excellent/very good/good)

Energy level (Very satisfied/satisfied)

Percent (95% CI)

Percent (95% CI)

Percent (95% CI)

N

18,302

18,622

18,588

Overall

83.9 (82.9, 84.8)

87.3 (86.6, 88.1)

78.9 (77.9, 79.8)

Gender

   

Male

82.7 (81.1, 84.2)

87.2 (86.1, 88.2)

81.8 (80.3, 83.3)

Female

85.1 (83.7, 86.3)

87.5 (86.4, 88.4)

75.9 (74.4, 77.3)

Age

   

18–24

87.6 (83.0, 91.2)

93.4 (89.1, 96.1)

82.1 (75.9, 86.9)

25–34

84.4 (81.4, 87.0)

90.3 (88.1, 92.2)

77.8 (74.4, 80.8)

35–44

82.0 (79.7, 84.1)

85.9 (83.8, 87.7)

76.1 (73.8, 78.3)

45–54

81.8 (79.9, 83.6)

86.7 (85.1, 88.1)

78.0 (76.2, 79.8)

55–64

83.9 (82.3, 85.3)

85.7 (84.4, 86.9)

80.2 (78.6, 81.6)

65–74

85.2 (83.0, 87.1)

85.9 (84.3, 87.4)

80.9 (78.8, 82.9)

75 or older

84.9 (82.1, 87.4)

85.4 (83.3, 87.2)

80.7 (77.9, 83.2)

Race/ethnicity

   

White

85.1 (84.1, 86.1)

87.9 (87.1, 88.6)

78.6 (77.5, 79.6)

Black

79.6 (71.2, 86.0)

82.7 (76.1, 87.8)

76.5 (68.8, 82.8)

Hispanic

77.1 (72.0, 81.5)

81.3 (77.7, 84.5)

80.3 (75.1, 84.7)

Asian/Pacific Islander

69.4 (62.1, 75.8)

86.9 (81.7, 90.8)

84.5 (77.9, 89.5)

American Indian/Alaskan Native

80.0 (69.2, 87.7)

87.5 (81.1, 92.0)

87.0 (79.3, 92.1)

Other

77.7 (66.8, 85.8)

79.3 (73.5, 84.2)

72.9 (63.5, 80.7)

Education

   

Less than high school

78.3 (73.6, 82.3)

79.7 (76.4, 82.7)

81.3 (76.9, 85.0)

High school graduate

83.2 (81.2, 84.9)

85.7 (84.1, 87.1)

78.1 (76.1, 79.9)

More than high school

84.8 (83.6, 85.9)

88.8 (88.0, 89.6)

79.0 (77.7, 80.1)

Marital status

   

Married/living with partner

86.1 (84.9, 87.2)

87.0 (86.0, 87.9)

79.1 (77.9, 80.3)

Divorced/septed

78.6 (75.8, 81.2)

88.1 (86.6, 89.4)

77.9 (75.2, 80.4)

Widowed

80.0 (76.8, 82.9)

87.3 (85.5, 89.0)

77.8 (74.7, 80.6)

Never married

80.9 (77.7, 83.8)

88.0 (85.8, 90.0)

79.0 (75.6, 82.0)

Employment status

   

Employed

84.0 (82.6, 85.3)

89.3 (88.1, 90.3)

79.1 (77.7, 80.4)

Unemployed/unable to work

81.4 (78.5, 84.0)

81.6 (79.6, 83.4)

73.3 (70.1, 76.2)

Retired

86.2 (84.2, 88.0)

87.8 (86.4, 89.1)

81.8 (79.8, 83.7)

Homemaker/student

83.4 (79.6, 86.7)

88.4 (85.7, 90.6)

80.2 (76.8, 83.3)

Income

   

< $15,000

75.0 (69.7, 79.6)

84.0 (81.2, 86.5)

76.1 (71.8, 79.8)

$15,000–$19,999

76.2 (71.0, 80.7)

81.3 (77.8, 84.5)

69.0 (63.0, 74.4)

$20,000–$24,999

79.0 (75.0, 82.5)

83.0 (80.7, 85.1)

79.5 (76.6, 82.2)

$25,000–$34,999

79.4 (75.9, 82.5)

85.1 (82.6, 87.3)

77.5 (74.8, 80.0)

$35,000–$49,999

83.0 (80.7, 85.1)

86.8 (85.1, 88.4)

77.2 (74.5, 79.7)

$50,000–$74,999

86.1 (83.9, 88.1)

90.6 (89.2, 91.8)

79.5 (77.2, 81.6)

≥ $75,000

89.7 (88.1, 91.1)

91.1 (89.7, 92.3)

81.9 (80.1, 83.6)

Disability status

   

Yes

79.8 (77.6, 81.9)

75.9 (74.0, 77.7)

62.1 (59.7, 64.5)

No

85.6 (84.5, 86.6)

93.5 (92.7, 94.2)

85.6 (84.6, 86.7)

Veteran

   

Yes

82.6 (79.6, 85.3)

87.4 (85.8, 88.9)

80.2 (77.6, 82.6)

No

84.1 (83.1, 85.1)

87.3 (86.5, 88.1)

78.7 (77.6, 79.7)

Chronic health condition

   

Yes

82.8 (81.0, 84.5)

81.8 (80.4, 83.2)

76.7 (74.9, 78.3)

No

84.3 (83.2, 85.4)

90.3 (89.5, 91.0)

79.8 (78.6, 80.9)

Exercise in past 30 days

   

Yes

84.7 (83.7, 85.7)

88.5 (87.7, 89.3)

80.6 (79.5, 81.7)

No

80.8 (78.5, 82.9)

83.6 (81.8, 85.1)

71.8 (69.4, 74.0)

Current smoker

   

Yes

79.6 (76.8, 82.2)

84.8 (82.7, 86.6)

72.8 (70.0, 75.5)

No

84.9 (83.8, 85.9)

87.9 (87.1, 88.7)

80.0 (79.0, 81.1)

Obesity

   

Normal/underweight

82.7 (81.0, 84.3)

88.2 (87.0, 89.4)

81.8 (80.2, 83.3)

Overweight

85.4 (83.9, 86.7)

88.9 (87.8, 89.8)

80.7 (79.2, 82.2)

Obese

83.6 (81.8, 85.2)

85.0 (83.7, 86.3)

73.3 (71.2, 75.3)

State

   

New Hampshire

81.8 (79.8, 83.8)

87.9 (86.2, 89.4)

81.5 (79.6, 83.3)

Oregon

83.8 (81.2, 86.1)

87.0 (85.3, 88.6)

79.1 (76.6, 81.4)

Washington

84.2 (83.2, 85.2)

87.4 (86.5, 88.1)

78.4 (77.3, 79.5)

  1. Notes: CI = confidence interval. Percentages are adjusted for the following variables: gender, age, race/ethnicity, education, marital status, employment status, income, disability status, veteran status, chronic health condition, exercise, smoking, obesity, and state. Chronic health conditions include self-reported doctor-diagnosed diabetes, heart attack, angina/coronary heart disease, stroke, and asthma.