Table 2 Selected Characteristics of Households > 18 years of age, NHANES, 2005–2010
Mexican American | Other Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Non-Hispanic Black | Other Race Including Multi-Racial | Total | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%)a | 7388 | 2683 | 12,463 | 6878 | 1622 | 31,034 | |
Sex | < 0.0001 | ||||||
Male | 4225 (59.0) | 1236 (48.6) | 6788 (56.7) | 2824 (41.9) | 833 (56.2) | 15,906 (54.7) | |
Female | 3163 (41.0) | 1447 (51.4) | 5675 (43.3) | 4054 (58.1) | 789 (43.8) | 15,128 (45.3) | |
Age | < 0.0001 | ||||||
18–29 yrs. | 1634 (22.7) | 461 (17.4) | 1777 (12.7) | 1320 (19.4) | 282 (15.7) | 5474 (14.9) | |
30–49 yrs. | 3985 (55.4) | 1416 (57.1) | 5517 (45.7) | 3186 (46.9) | 914 (54.5) | 15,018 (47.9) | |
50–59 yrs. | 838 (12.4) | 327 (12.5) | 1740 (18.4) | 1022 (17.3) | 221 (17.7) | 4148 (17.3) | |
60+ yrs. | 931 (9.50) | 478 (13.0) | 3429 (23.2) | 1350 (16.3) | 203 (12.2) | 6391 (19.8) | |
Education | < 0.0001 | ||||||
< 9th | 2303 (31.6) | 481 (17.8) | 534 (2.85) | 288 (3.90) | 124 (6.60) | 3730 (6.80) | |
9-11th | 1580 (21.8) | 534 (19.9) | 1442 (9.54) | 1518 (22.0) | 160 (7.85) | 5234 (12.6) | |
HS/GED | 1469 (20.4) | 552 (21.5) | 3246 (25.5) | 1703 (26.2) | 317 (17.4) | 7287 (24.3) | |
Some College | 1209 (18.2) | 652 (26.7) | 3714 (31.4) | 2171 (33.3) | 390 (25.1) | 8136 (30.0) | |
College + | 507 (8.04) | 355 (14.1) | 3223 (30.8) | 994 (15.0) | 565 (43.0) | 5644 (26.6) | |
Poverty | < 0.0001 | ||||||
< 100% FPL | 2518 (32.7) | 787 (26.9) | 1958 (9.50) | 1880 (25.0) | 382 (15.2) | 7525 (14.9) | |
> 100% FPL | 4844 (67.3) | 1896 (73.1) | 10,459 (90.5) | 4977 (75.0) | 1236 (84.8) | 22,953 (85.1) | |
Marital Status | < 0.0001 | ||||||
Married/Living partner | 5311 (74.1) | 1727 (68.5) | 8646 (72.9) | 3114 (47.7) | 1137 (77.3) | 19,935 (70.1) | |
Widowed/Divorced/ Separated | 1132 (15.4) | 506 (17.9) | 2551 (18.5) | 1724 (25.5) | 234 (12.0) | 6147 (18.6) | |
Never married | 664 (10.5) | 355 (13.5) | 1050 (8.62) | 1762 (26.7) | 190 (10.7) | 4021 (11.4) | |
Family Size | < 0.0001 | ||||||
1–3 | 2100 (32.1) | 1080 (41.7) | 7435 (62.5) | 3443 (54.1) | 702 (48.5) | 14,760 (56.4) | |
4–6 | 3987 (52.3) | 1276 (47.9) | 4598 (35.0) | 2970 (40.5) | 778 (46.3) | 13,609 (38.9) | |
7 + | 1301 (15.6) | 327 (10.4) | 430 (2.50) | 465 (5.40) | 142 (5.20) | 2665 (4.70) |