Table 2 Characteristics of the REGARDS occupational ancillary study sample (n = 17,333) a
Characteristic | Black women (n = 4,086) | Black men (n = 2,287) | White women (n = 5,563) | White men (n = 5,397) | Overall (n = 17,333) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age at the occupational survey (y) | |||||
45-54 | 214 (5) | 124 (5) | 322 (6) | 196 (4) | 856 (5) |
55-64 | 1167 (29) | 522 (23) | 1456 (26) | 1047 (19) | 4192 (24) |
65-74 | 1674 (41) | 966 (42) | 2168 (39) | 2289 (42) | 7097 (41) |
75 or older | 1031 (25) | 675 (30) | 1617 (29) | 1865 (35) | 5188 (30) |
Education at enrollment | |||||
Unknown | 3 (<1) | 0 (0) | 2 (<1) | 1 (<1) | 6 (<1) |
High school or less | 1663 (41) | 917 (40) | 1700 (31) | 1295 (24) | 5575 (32) |
Some college | 1164 (28) | 625 (27) | 1595 (29) | 1274 (24) | 4658 (27) |
College graduate and above | 1256 (31) | 745 (33) | 2266 (41) | 2827 (52) | 7094 (41) |
US region at enrollment | |||||
Stroke buckleb | 816 (20) | 408 (18) | 1485 (27) | 1085 (20) | 3794 (22) |
Rest of stroke belt | 1399 (34) | 787 (34) | 1930 (35) | 1809 (34) | 5925 (34) |
Other 40 contiguous states | 1871 (46) | 1092 (48) | 2148 (39) | 2503 (46) | 7614 (44) |
Residence at enrollment c | |||||
Unknown | 326 (8) | 152 (7) | 620 (11) | 545 (10) | 1643 (9) |
Rural | 504 (12) | 244 (11) | 1280 (23) | 1150 (21) | 3178 (18) |
Urban | 3256 (80) | 1891 (83) | 3663 (66) | 3702 (69) | 12512 (72) |
Employment status at the occupational survey | |||||
Currently employed | 1057 (26) | 622 (27) | 1601 (29) | 1669 (31) | 4949 (29) |
Retiredd | 2425 (59) | 1457 (64) | 3157 (57) | 3502 (65) | 10541 (61) |
Unemployed/unable to work | 474 (12) | 201 (9) | 310 (6) | 212 (4) | 1197 (7) |
Homemaker or student | 128 (3) | 5 (<1) | 489 (9) | 11 (<1) | 633 (4) |
Not working, reason unknown | 1 (<1) | 2 (<1) | 6 (<1) | 2 (<1) | 11 (<1) |
Unknown | 1 (<1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (<1) | 2 (<1) |
Ever employed outside the home ≥ 25 years old | |||||
Unknown | 6 (<1) | 1 (<1) | 8 (<1) | 0 (0) | 15 (<1) |
No | 72 (2) | 14 (<1) | 178 (3) | 13 (<1) | 277 (2) |
Yes | 4008 (98) | 2272 (99) | 5377 (97) | 5384 (100) | 17041 (98) |
Employed at REGARDS enrollment? | |||||
Unknown | 4 (<1) | 8 (<1) | 9 (<1) | 11 (<1) | 32 (<1) |
No | 2437 (60) | 1262 (55) | 3264 (59) | 2806 (52) | 9769 (56) |
Yes | 1645 (40) | 1017 (44) | 2290 (41) | 2580 (48) | 7532 (43) |