Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of US adults ages 40–70, NESARC Waves 2 and 3
| Â | All (% (n))* | Whites (%) | Blacks (%) | Hispanics (%) | Asians (%) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 44.0 (15,480) | 49.0 | 45.0 | 48.3 | 46.4 | ** |
Age (M/SD) | 53.3 (0.07) | 53.8 (7.7) | 52.5 (11.3) | 51.2 (10.2) | 51.9 (7.2) | *** |
College degree+ | 30.8 (9759) | 33.6 | 19.5 | 15.9 | 48.5 | *** |
% above Poverty (M/SD) | 403.6 (4.5) | 446.9 (291.9) | 281.4 (336.4) | 260.0 (291.7) | 397.2 (277.8) | *** |
Married | 69.6 (19,713) | 72.3 | 47.7 | 68.4 | 81.9 | *** |
Insured | 82.6 (29,050) | 84.8 | 80.2 | 67.4 | 81.0 | *** |
Alcohol consumption | ||||||
 Lifetime abstainer | 10.3 (3991) | 7.3 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 29.7 | *** |
 Former drinker | 21.0 (7831) | 20.2 | 26.8 | 22.2 | 17.5 |  |
  < 7 drinks/week | 54.9 (18,502) | 57.8 | 43.6 | 51.1 | 46.6 |  |
 7- < 14 drinks/week | 6.9 (2355) | 7.5 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 3.0 |  |
  > 14 drinks/week | 7.0 (2498) | 7.2 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 3.1 |  |
Current Smoker | 25.7 (9171) | 27.5 | 27.3 | 17.3 | 13.8 | *** |
Former Smoker | 25.2 (8349) | 28.1 | 17.9 | 19.7 | 12.5 | Â |
Obese | 33.7 (12,113) | 32.9 | 44.7 | 37.5 | 10.9 | *** |
Inactive | 32.3 (12,067) | 30.5 | 38.2 | 34.9 | 39.4 | *** |
Diabetes | 4284 (12.1) | 9.8 | 17.1 | 14.7 | 10.4 | *** |
Hypertension | 11,327 (32.2) | 29.6 | 45.4 | 25.9 | 26.3 | *** |
US Nativity | 85.3 (29,333) | 95.8 | 90.0 | 39.8 | 18.2 | *** |
Hispanic ethnicitya | ||||||
 Mexican |  | – | – | 63.4 | – |  |
 Puerto Rican |  | – | – | 14.7 | – |  |
 Cuban |  | – | – | 6.1 | – |  |
 Central American |  | – | – | 5.5 | – |  |
 South American |  | – | – | 10.3 | – |  |
Asian ethnicityb | ||||||
 Chinese |  | – | – | – | 24.8 |  |
 Filipino |  | – | – | – | 20.4 |  |
 South Asian |  | – | – | – | 20.0 |  |
 Japanese |  | – | – | – | 9.2 |  |
 Korean |  | – | – | – | 8.0 |  |
 Vietnamese |  | – | – | – | 10.2 |  |
 Southeast Asian |  | – | – | – | 5.8 |  |
 Other |  | – | – | – | 1.6 |  |