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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.