Table 1 |
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Descriptive statistics by socio-demographic characteristics, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System: United States, 2009 |
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Characteristic/behavioral factor |
Men (N = 158,770) |
Women (N = 242,817) |
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n |
% a |
n |
% a |
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Age group (years) |
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18-29 |
10,884 |
20.3 |
14,175 |
17.4 |
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30-49 |
45,485 |
39.6 |
67,503 |
37.3 |
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50-69 |
69,901 |
29.6 |
101,696 |
30.6 |
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≥ 70 |
31,842 |
10.2 |
58,064 |
14.3 |
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Race/ethnicity |
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White, non-Hispanic |
127,416 |
68.2 |
190,829 |
69.8 |
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Black, non-Hispanic |
10,064 |
9.1 |
20,847 |
10.4 |
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Hispanic |
10,019 |
14.4 |
16,343 |
13.3 |
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Educational level |
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< High school |
14,261 |
10.5 |
21,997 |
9.6 |
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High school |
45,951 |
28.3 |
73,647 |
27.8 |
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Some college |
39,137 |
25.1 |
68,924 |
28.4 |
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College graduate |
59,176 |
35.9 |
77,931 |
34.1 |
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Census region |
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Northeast |
28,747 |
17.7 |
43,762 |
18.0 |
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Midwest |
38,326 |
21.8 |
57,265 |
22.0 |
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South |
45,803 |
36.0 |
77,513 |
36.2 |
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West |
43,258 |
23.2 |
59,690 |
22.4 |
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Territory |
2636 |
1.2 |
4587 |
1.3 |
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a Weighted percentage; the percentages in each category may not add up to 100% because of missing data |
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Pan et al. Population Health Metrics 2011 9:56 doi:10.1186/1478-7954-9-56 |
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