From: Social relationships and health related behaviors among older US adults
 | % of N (weighted) | Physically active | Dental visit less than 2 years ago | Current smoker | Heavy drinking |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Social networks/support | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Married/living with partner | 61.9 | 55.7 | 70.2 | 9.9 | 13.9 |
Widowed | 24.9 | 41.1 | 54.6 | 11.0 | 11.4 |
Divorced/separated | 10.5 | 45.5 | 61.4 | 25.6 | 24.1 |
Single | 2.7 | 38.7 | 55.8 | 14.6 | 22.4 |
Number of close friends | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0-4 | 35.8 | 41.2 | 56.7 | 13.6 | 15.0 |
5-8 | 31.6 | 55.5 | 69.1 | 9.9 | 13.5 |
9 or more | 32.6 | 56.0 | 70.1 | 12.1 | 15.2 |
Emotional support | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Sufficient emotional support | 81.3 | 52.8 | 66.2 | 11.5 | 14.4 |
Lack of emotional support | 18.7 | 40.7 | 59.8 | 13.8 | 15.5 |
Socio-demographic characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Men | 44.4 | 56.8 | 65.4 | 13.5 | 14.9 |
Women | 55.6 | 45.6 | 64.7 | 10.7 | 14.3 |
P-value for chi-square test |  | p < 0.001 | p = 0.542 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.056 |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
60–70 | 50.7 | 55.4 | 67.3 | 16.4 | 18.8 |
71–80 | 34.0 | 49.4 | 64.1 | 9.0 | 11.2 |
81 and older | 15.3 | 37.0 | 59.3 | 3.6 | 8.1 |
Poverty-income ratio (quartiles) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Top | 25.3 | 65.9 | 84.2 | 8.6 | 18.0 |
Second | 24.8 | 57.9 | 72.6 | 10.4 | 14.3 |
Third | 25.1 | 46.6 | 62.4 | 12.5 | 13.1 |
Bottom | 24.8 | 32.1 | 41.1 | 16.2 | 13.0 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
More than high school | 41.5 | 62.7 | 81.0 | 9.7 | 15.2 |
High school diploma | 29.3 | 50.1 | 62.8 | 12.2 | 14.9 |
Less than high school | 29.2 | 33.7 | 44.4 | 14.9 | 13.6 |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
White Americans | 82.2 | 52.8 | 67.2 | 11.2 | 13.8 |
African Americans | 7.8 | 37.0 | 55.6 | 16.3 | 18.2 |
Mexican Americans | 3.1 | 37.4 | 53.9 | 12.6 | 20.7 |
Other Hispanic Americans | 3.8 | 37.2 | 51.2 | 18.9 | 17.2 |
Other | 3.1 | 53.7 | 57.2 | 11.5 | 16.8 |