Demographic and health characteristics of Health and Retirement Study respondents not troubled by pain in 2014
| Unweighted frequency (N)* | Weighted proportion or mean (SE)* | |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 5346 | 51.5% (0.005) |
| Male | 4482 | 48.5% (0.005) |
| Age (mean and SE) | 9828 | 66.9 (0.3) |
| BMI | ||
| Underweight/normal weight | 2816 | 31.2% (0.006) |
| Overweight | 3426 | 38.9% (0.007) |
| Obese | 1820 | 20.1% (0.006) |
| Obese, BMI ≥35 | 920 | 9.9% (0.004) |
| Missing data | 846 (8.6%) | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 6371 | 78.7% (0.01) |
| Black | 1837 | 9.6% (0.006) |
| Hispanic | 1301 | 8.4% (0.01) |
| Other | 319 | 3.4% (0.003) |
| Years of school (mean and SE) | 9792 | 13.5 (0.08) |
| Missing data | 36 (0.4%) | |
| Marital status in 2014 | ||
| Married | 5759 | 62.6% (0.007) |
| Separated or divorced | 1644 | 16.2% (0.005) |
| Widowed | 1943 | 14.4% (0.004) |
| Never married | 481 | 6.8% (0.004) |
| Missing data | 1 (0.01%) | |
| Self-rated health | ||
| Excellent | 1131 | 14.0% (0.005) |
| Very good | 3611 | 40.6% (0.008) |
| Good | 3255 | 30.7% (0.007) |
| Fair | 1499 | 12.0% (0.006) |
| Poor | 323 | 2.5% (0.002) |
| Do not know/refused | 9 (0.09%) | |
| History of depression | ||
| Yes | 1554 | 16.8% (0.005) |
| No | 8203 | 83.2% (0.005) |
| Missing data | 71 (0.7%) | |
| History of major disease† | ||
| Yes | 3766 | 35.5% (0.008) |
| No | 5960 | 64.5% (0.008) |
| Missing data | 102 (1.0%) | |
| Alzheimer’s disease or dementia | ||
| Yes | 274 | 2.0% (0.001) |
| No | 9510 | 98.0% (0.001) |
| Missing data | 44 (0.5%) | |
| Arthritis | ||
| Yes | 4653 | 43.8% (0.008) |
| No | 5175 | 56.2% (0.008) |
| Diabetes | ||
| Yes | 2273 | 19.9% (0.005) |
| No | 7486 | 80.1% (0.005) |
| Missing data | 69 (0.7%) | |
| Sleep disturbance | ||
| Rarely or never | 2131 | 22.3% (0.006) |
| Sometimes | 4404 | 45.9% (0.007) |
| Most of the time | 3253 | 31.8% (0.005) |
| Missing data | 40 (0.4%) | |
| Physical activity | ||
| Moderate or vigorous > once a week | 5668 | 62.1% (0.008) |
| Moderate or vigorous ≤1 week | 4151 | 37.9% (0.008 |
| Missing data | 9 (0.09%) | |
| Physical Activity Index Score | 9763 | 9.0 (0.12) |
| Missing data | 65 (0.7%) | |
*Unweighted frequencies represent sample counts and weighted proportion or mean (linearised SE) represents corresponding estimated population values (through sampling weights, 9828 represent 50 923 453 community-dwelling American adults aged 50 years and above).
†Major disease defined as having a history of cancer (excluding skin), lung disease, heart condition or stroke.
BMI, body mass index.