Table 3

Prevalence of CFS (in percent) by Demographic Characteristics in the Three Populations


Metropolitan
Urban
Rural

% (SE)
% (SE)
% (SE)

Overall prevalence
2.55 (0.85)
2.48 (0.67)
2.66 (0.58)
Sex



     Female
4.70 (1.60)
3.10 (0.81)
2.40 (0.57)
     Male
0.42 (0.37)
1.82 (1.08)
2.89 (0.97)
Race



     White
3.72 (1.71)
2.39 (0.70)
3.20 (0.72)
     Black
1.78 (0.63)
2.71 (1.27)
1.71 (1.00)
Ethnicity



     Hispanic
21.21 (11.97)
7.02 (6.74)
0.70 (0.71)
     Non-Hispanic
2.25 (0.82)
2.30 (0.64)
2.72 (0.59)
Age



     18–29
4.15 (2.28)
0.54 (0.29)
0.00
     30–39
0.74 (0.43)
5.59 (2.40)
2.68 (1.06)
     40–49
2.64 (1.34)
2.38 (0.83)
2.08 (0.77)
     50–59
2.11 (1.13)
1.74 (1.09)
6.88 (2.17)
Education



     =< High School Graduation
0.00
1.02 (0.73)
2.48 (1.10)
     High School Graduate
1.60 (1.24)
2.54 (1.02)
3.80 (1.34)
     Technical or Some College
2.02 (1.01)
3.05 (1.60)
2.33 (1.15)
     => College Graduate
3.44 (1.47)
2.60 (1.25)
1.97 (0.72)
Household Income



     =< $20,000
4.85 (4.01)
1.87 (1.06)
1.87 (0.83)
     $20,001–$40,000
3.43 (2.49)
2.89 (1.57)
4.72 (1.70)
     >$41,000
1.60 (0.61)
2.79 (1.19)
2.25 (0.80)
Poverty Level



     =< $20,000
4.85 (4.01)
1.87 (1.06)
1.87 (0.83)
     > $20,001
2.09 (0.80)
2.82 (0.95)
3.09 (0.79)

Reeves et al. Population Health Metrics 2007 5:5   doi:10.1186/1478-7954-5-5