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Table 1 Characteristics of US adults participating in the 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) (n = 350,929) and US states (50 states and the District of Columbia)

From: Sleepless in inequality: findings from the 2018 behavioral risk factor surveillance system, a cross-sectional study

Individual Level Characteristics

Unweighted n

Weighted %

 

Gender

   

Male

164,440

50.0

 

Female

186,389

50.0

 

Age, years

   

18–24

18,548

11.0

 

25–44

84,215

35.5

 

45–64

131,220

34.0

 

65 and older

116,946

19.5

 

Racial Background

   

White, Non-Hispanic

271,245

64.6

 

Black, Non-Hispanic

28,809

11.6

 

Hispanic

25,730

15.8

 

Asian, Non-Hispanic

7,815

5.1

 

American Indian/Alaskan Native, Non-Hispanic

6,758

1.1

 

Other race, Non-Hispanic

10,752

2.0

 

Household Income

   

Low

123,527

35.7

 

Medium

105,766

28.2

 

High

121,636

36.1

 

Education

   

Less than High School

22,974

11.9

 

High School

91,852

27.0

 

Some College

97,605

31.6

 

College

138,498

29.6

 

Marital Status

   

Couple

197,728

56.8

 

Single

153,201

43.2

 

Setting

   

Urban

297,690

93.5

 

Rural

53,239

6.5

 

State Level Characteristics (n = 51)

Mean (SD)

Median

Range

Gini Coefficient

0.468(0.02)

0.468

0.427–0.524

State Median Income, USD

58,143(9,820)

56,565

41,754 − 78,9945

Proportion Black

10.9

6.9

0.6–46.8

Proportion Poor

22.5(13.1)

23.0

1.0–45.0

State Population

6,332,183 (7,235,904)

4,438,182

584,215 − 39,167,117