Table 2 Model-based* predicted probability estimates (95% confidence intervals) for self-reported health behaviors across levels of educational attainment, income, social class and parental educational attainment. Translating Research Into Action (TRIAD) Study.
Socioeconomic Indicator | Smoking (%) | Regular exercise (%) | Daily foot self-exam (%) | Health-seeking behavior (%) | Daily SMBG†(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Educational attainment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Less than High School graduate | 24.0 (20.8–27.5) | 41.9 (37.2–46.7) | 70.8 (65.6–75.4) | 20.8 (16.9–25.3) | 71.6 (62.4–79.3) |
High School graduate | 17.9 (15.8–20.2) | 43.4 (39.2–47.7) | 65.7 (61.3–69.9) | 23.8 (19.9–28.2) | 72.8 (66.3–78.4) |
Some college/trade school | 17.6 (15.6–19.8) | 48.4 (44.1–52.7) | 68.7 (64.4–72.6) | 30.1 (25.6–35.0) | 77.7 (72.2–82.5) |
College graduate | 10.4 (8.6–12.4) | 50.2 (45.6–54.8) | 67.3 (61.9–72.3) | 33.1 (28.2–38.5) | 77.1 (71.0–82.3) |
p-value | < 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.3 | < 0.0001 | 0.4 |
Income | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
< $15 K | 22.8 (19.6–26.4) | 36.0 (31.7–40.6) | 68.3 (62.2–73.8) | 20.8 (17.1–25.1) | 75.1 (66.3–82.2) |
$15 K – $40 K | 19.3 (17.0–21.7) | 44.4 (40.3–48.6) | 66.8 (61.3–71.9) | 26.0 (22.1–30.4) | 74.9 (69.1–79.8) |
$40 K – $75 K | 15.3 (13.2–17.6) | 49.7 (45.4–54.1) | 66.7 (60.5–72.3) | 27.7 (23.5–32.4) | 71.9 (65.5–77.6) |
> $75 K | 11.4 (9.4–13.8) | 56.0 (51.2–60.8) | 63.9 (56.5–70.7) | 31.4 (26.5–36.7) | 79.2 (72.3–84.7) |
p-value | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | 0.7 | < 0.0001 | 0.4 |
Employment-based social class§ |  |  |  |  |  |
Worker | 17.3 (15.2–19.6) | 41.6 (38.1–45.2) | 66.6 (62.4–70.6) | 23.9 (20.0–28.3) | 78.2 (73.1–82.6) |
Supervisor | 17.5 (14.7–20.6) | 46.0 (41.7–50.3) | 70.3 (64.8–75.2) | 25.3 (20.8–30.3) | 72.2 (64.4–78.9) |
Manager | 17.2 (15.2–19.4) | 49.4 (45.9–52.8) | 67.7 (63.7–71.4) | 29.5 (25.1–34.3) | 74.9 (70.1–79.0) |
p-value | 0.99 | < 0.0001 | 0.5 | < 0.0001 | 0.3 |
Parental educational attainment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Less than High School graduate | 16.8 (14.7–19.1) | 43.9 (39.9–48.0) | 68.3 (65.1–71.4) | 24.9 (20.0–30.5) | 73.9 (67.8–79.2) |
High School graduate | 16.6 (14.5–19.0) | 48.5 (44.2–52.7) | 67.0 (63.4–70.5) | 27.6 (22.3–33.6) | 74.6 (68.8–79.6) |
Some college/trade school | 18.1 (15.3–21.3) | 48.8 (44.0–53.7) | 65.4 (60.1–70.4) | 29.7 (23.8–36.3) | 78.2 (71.0–84.1) |
College graduate | 16.6 (13.5–20.1) | 49.7 (44.5–55.0) | 72.3 (65.9–77.9) | 31.9 (25.5–39.0) | 81.8 (74.1–87.5) |
p-value | 0.8 | 0.01 | 0.4 | 0.003 | 0.3 |