Table 2 National Survey of Health Attitudes Participants
|  | Observed frequency (unweighted) N = 7187 | Survey weighted percent |
|---|---|---|
Age in years | ||
 18 to 29 | 657 | 20.0% |
 30 to 39 | 934 | 17.4% |
 40 to 49 | 1092 | 16.3% |
 50 to 59 | 1579 | 17.9% |
 60 to 69 | 1671 | 15.9% |
 70 to 79 | 976 | 9.7% |
 80 or older | 278 | 2.8% |
Sex | ||
 Male | 3317 | 48.2% |
 Female | 3870 | 51.8% |
Marital status | ||
 Married or living with a partner | 4605 | 61.1% |
 Separated, Divorced or Widowed | 1395 | 15.6% |
 Never married | 1187 | 23.4% |
Household income category | ||
 Less than $30 K | 1384 | 23.4% |
 $30 K to $60 K | 1824 | 27.3% |
 $60 K to $100 K | 1665 | 23.2% |
 $100 K or higher | 2307 | 26.1% |
Number living in household | ||
 One person | 1495 | 14.8% |
 Two people | 2872 | 34.4% |
 Three or four | 2034 | 35.8% |
 Five or more | 786 | 15.1% |
Geographic region | ||
 Northeast | 1317 | 17.9% |
 Midwest | 1487 | 20.2% |
 South | 2564 | 36.9% |
 West | 1781 | 25.1% |
Education category | ||
 Up to High School | 2019 | 40.1% |
 Some College | 2225 | 28.4% |
 Bachelor’s degree or higher | 2943 | 31.5% |
Employment | ||
 Employed (working as a paid employee, or self-employed) | 4147 | 60.1% |
 Retired | 1885 | 19.1% |
 Unemployed (looking for work, on temporary layoff, disabled, or other) | 1155 | 20.8% |
Time living in the community | ||
 Less than 5 years | 1391 | 22.6% |
 5 to 9 years | 972 | 15.1% |
 10 to 19 years | 1713 | 24.0% |
 20 or more years | 3027 | 38.3% |
City size | ||
 Not a Town | 971 | 13.9% |
 Small Town (2.5-50 K) | 749 | 10.4% |
 Midsized City (50-500 K) | 1493 | 21.5% |
 Large City (500 K+) | 3945 | 54.2% |
Self-rated health | ||
 Excellent | 740 | 10.4% |
 Very good | 2796 | 37.3% |
 Good | 2475 | 36.3% |
 Fair | 874 | 12.9% |
 Poor | 219 | 3.2% |
Poor health of another affects life | ||
 No | 4127 | 61.6% |
 Yes | 2965 | 38.4% |
Chronic health condition | ||
 No | 4417 | 64.3% |
 Yes | 2654 | 35.7% |
Financial problems due to health | ||
 No | 5335 | 74.7% |
 Yes | 1744 | 25.3% |
How often care for ailing others | ||
 More than once per week | 1382 | 19.1% |
 Up to once a week | 2364 | 30.7% |
 Never | 3341 | 50.2% |