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Table 1 Weighted Descriptive Demographics by Weight Statuses: National Epidemiological Survey of Alcohol & Related Conditions (2003–2004); N = 32,747

From: The moderating role of race/ethnicity and nativity in the relationship between perceived discrimination and overweight and obesity: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions

 

Normal/underweight %

Overweight %

Obese %

p-value

Race/Ethnicity

   

< 0.01

 Non-Hispanic White

28.04%

24.17%

19.39%

 

 Non-Hispanic Black

3.17%

3.65%

4.47%

 

 Mexican

1.74%

2.49%

2.14%

 

 Cuban

0.16%

0.19%

0.13%

 

 Puerto Rican

0.37%

0.55%

0.39%

 

 Central American

0.44%

0.52%

0.31%

 

 South American

0.28%

0.29%

0.15%

 

 Dominican

0.10%

0.09%

0.07%

 

 Non-Hispanic Other

3.42%

1.97%

1.29%

 

Marital Status

   

< 0.01

 Married

22.57%

22.93%

18.31%

 

 Widowed/Divorce

7.49%

6.14%

5.36%

 

 Never Married/Single

7.62%

4.90%

4.67%

 

Gender

   

0.06

 Male

14.53%

19.49%

13.18%

 

 Female

23.16%

14.48%

15.16%

 

Educational Attainment

   

< 0.01

 Less than High School

4.68%

4.87%

4.57%

 

 High School Diploma/GED

9.27%

9.50%

8.82%

 

 Some College/College Graduate

17.77%

15.06%

12.25%

 

 Graduate School

5.97%

4.54%

2.70%

 

Income

   

< 0.01

 Less than $20,000

14.02%

9.95%

9.85%

 

 $20,000 – $35,999

11.71%

11.02%

9.10%

 

 $36,000 – $70,999

8.27%

8.83%

6.88%

 

 $71,000+

3.58%

4.18%

2.52%

 

Current Smoking Status

   

< 0.01

 No

28.60%

26.66%

22.69%

 

 Yes

9.03%

7.34%

5.68%

 

Nativity

   

< 0.01

 U.S. Born

31.91%

28.87%

25.32%

 

 Foreign-Born

5.77%

5.11%

3.03%

 

Census Region

   

0.08

 Northeast

6.70%

5.99%

5.06%

 

 Midwest

6.77%

6.34%

5.42%

 

 South

14.33%

13.00%

11.08%

 

 West

9.89%

8.64%

6.79%

 
 

M (SE)

M (SE)

M (SE)

 

Discrimination (0–5)

1.08 (0.004)

1.08 (0.004)

1.09 (0.004)

< 0.01

Age

44.44 (0.250)

46.17 (0.234)

44.72 (0.225)

< 0.01