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Sample size
Successful
Unsuccessful
Na
%
(se)b
%
(se)
aORc
(95% CI)
Sex
1,958
30.96
(1.35)
69.04
(1.35)
Male
745
35.78
(2.20)
64.22
(2.20)
1.00
Female
1,213
27.36
(1.67)
72.64
(1.67)
0.63
(0.48–0.81)
Age
18–29
132
39.72
(5.66)
60.28
(5.66)
1.00
30–44
713
25.62
(1.82)
74.38
(1.82)
0.51
(0.30–0.89)
45–64
811
25.83
(1.67)
74.17
(1.67)
0.58
(0.34–1.00)
65+
302
44.05
(3.04)
55.95
(3.04)
1.21
(0.69–2.12)
Race/ethnicity
White
1,404
29.65
(1.51)
70.35
(1.51)
1.00
Black
204
32.99
(4.06)
67.01
(4.06)
1.50
(0.96–2.32)
Hispanic
234
34.05
(4.35)
65.95
(4.35)
1.20
(0.81–1.79)
Otherd
116
37.03
(6.90)
62.97
(6.90)
1.88
(0.51–1.53)
Education
College grad
571
34.03
(2.47)
65.97
(2.47)
1.00
Some College
716
27.34
(2.07)
72.66
(2.07)
0.78
(0.55–1.09)
<=High school
599
29.35
(2.27)
70.65
(2.27)
0.84
(0.58–1.24)
missing
72
43.71
(7.88)
56.29
(7.88)
1.28
(0.63–2.61)
Annual household income
>60 K
744
29.00
(1.81)
71.00
(1.81)
1.00
25–60 K
647
30.89
(2.41)
69.11
(2.41)
1.23
(0.90–1.68)
<25 K
567
33.79
(2.89)
66.21
(2.89)
1.15
(0.79–1.67)
Body mass index
<25.0
383
58.55
(2.99)
41.45
(2.99)
1.00
25.0<=<30.0
655
32.27
(2.39)
67.73
(2.39)
0.31
(0.22–0.42)
30.0<=<35.0
502
20.18
(2.13)
79.82
(2.13)
0.16
(0.11–0.24)
>35.0
418
14.70
(2.63)
85.30
(2.63)
0.12
(0.07–0.19)
a Unweighted sample size.
b Standard error.
c Odds ratio adjusted for sex, age, race/ethnicity, education, income, and BMI. CI indicates confidence interval.
d Includes American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific Islander.
