Individual-level characteristics of the study sample, overall and by sex†
| Characteristic | Overall (N=1645) | Men (n=689) | Women (n=956) | |||
| % | SE | % | SE | % | SE | |
| Age group (years) | ||||||
| 18–24 | 13.3 | 1.6 | 14.0 | 2.4 | 12.6 | 2.3 |
| 25–44 | 43.5 | 2.0 | 45.4 | 3.1 | 41.8 | 2.7 |
| 45–64 | 27.9 | 1.6 | 27.7 | 2.4 | 28.0 | 2.2 |
| 65+ | 15.4 | 1.2 | 12.9 | 1.6 | 17.5 | 1.8 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 39.0 | 1.7 | 45.8 | 2.6 | 33.5** | 2.3 |
| Black | 23.4 | 1.5 | 21.9 | 2.2 | 24.4 | 2.2 |
| Hispanic | 23.6 | 1.6 | 16.9 | 2.0 | 29.3** | 2.4 |
| Asian | 10.3 | 1.4 | 11.4 | 2.3 | 9.4 | 1.6 |
| Other | 3.7 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 1.1 |
| Less than HS education | ||||||
| <HS | 21.3 | 1.7 | 17.6 | 2.4 | 24.5* | 2.5 |
| HS | 27.0 | 1.8 | 27.6 | 2.7 | 26.7 | 2.4 |
| Some college | 22.0 | 1.5 | 23.4 | 2.4 | 20.7 | 2.0 |
| College graduate | 29.6 | 1.5 | 31.3 | 2.4 | 28.1 | 2.0 |
| Poverty | ||||||
| <200% FPL | 48.1 | 1.9 | 41.9 | 2.9 | 53.0** | 2.6 |
| ≥200% FPL | 45.9 | 1.8 | 54.0 | 2.7 | 39.2** | 2.4 |
| Do not know/refused | 6.0 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 7.7 | 1.9 |
| Employment | ||||||
| Employed | 56.7 | 1.8 | 62.6 | 2.3 | 51.2** | 2.6 |
| Unemployed | 10.4 | 1.2 | 10.8 | 1.6 | 10.1 | 1.6 |
| Not in labour force | 32.9 | 1.6 | 26.6 | 1.9 | 38.7** | 2.4 |
| Meets 2008 physical activity guidelines | 62.1 | 1.9 | 65.3 | 2.6 | 58.9 | 2.7 |
Boldface indicates statistical significant differences comparing men with women. *P<0.05, **P<0.01.
†Estimates are age standardised to the US 2000 population.
FPL, federal poverty level; HS, high school.