Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the behavioral risk factor surveillance system sample comparing caregivers to non-caregivers
Overall | Caregivers | Non-caregivers | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 292813 | 74135 (24.1) | 216652 (75.3) | |
Age (years) | 46.6 (46.6, 46.7) | 47.4 (47.3, 47.5) | 46.4 (46.3, 46.5) | < 0.001 |
Sex | ||||
Females | 181449 (51.4) | 50163 (56.9) | 131286 (49.6) | < 0.001 |
Males | 109338 (48.6) | 23972 (43.1) | 85366 (50.4) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.50 (27.48, 27.52) | 27.76 (27.71, 27.80) | 27.43 (27.40, 27.46) | < 0.001 |
Type of community | ||||
Rural | 97257 (20.2) | 25732 (21.6) | 71525 (19.8) | < 0.001 |
Intermediate | 97113 (35.2) | 24781 (35.7) | 72332 (35.0) | |
Urban | 96417 (44.6) | 23622 (42.8) | 72795 (45.2) | |
Race | ||||
White | 231650 (68.9) | 58798 (69.8) | 172852 (68.6) | < 0.001 |
Black | 25630 (10.5) | 7382 (12.3) | 18248 (9.9) | |
Asian | 3614 (3.4) | 645 (2.4) | 2969 (3.7) | |
Hispanic | 18065 (13.8) | 3914 (11.3) | 14151 (14.6) | |
Other | 9164 (3.5) | 2716 (4.2) | 6448 (3.2) | |
Works for wages | ||||
Yes | 144557 (57.2) | 38803 (57.1) | 105754 (57.3) | < 0.001 |
No | 145577 (42.8) | 35185 (42.9) | 110392 (42.7) | |
Income | ||||
0-25 k | 72994 (22.9) | 17609 (22.8) | 55385 (22.9) | < 0.001 |
25-50 k | 68154 (21.8) | 18596 (23.3) | 49558 (21.3) | |
50-75 k | 41242 (14.2) | 11127 (14.4) | 30115 (14.2) | |
75 k+ | 71809 (29.4) | 18532 (28.7) | 53277 (29.6) | |
Missing | 36578 (11.7) | 8266 (10.8) | 28312 (12.0) | |
Children | ||||
None | 207042 (56.8) | 52990 (59.5) | 154052 (56.0) | < 0.001 |
1 | 33395 (17.0) | 9097 (16.8) | 24298 (17.0) | |
2+ | 49951 (26.2) | 11959 (23.7) | 37792 (27.0) | |
Self-reported health | ||||
Excellent | 52642 (20.9) | 13067 (19.5) | 39575 (21.4) | < 0.001 |
Very good | 92757 (33.4) | 24117 (32.5) | 68640 (33.6) | |
Good | 87736 (29.8) | 23022 (31.3) | 64714 (29.3) | |
Fair | 39087 (11.8) | 10073 (12.7) | 29014 (11.5) | |
Poor | 16671 (4.2) | 3452 (3.9) | 13219 (4.3) |