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Table 1 Descriptive Statistics for Egos and Ego reports of Alters

From: Health-based homophily in public housing developments

Attributes

Ego (n = 118)

Alter (n = 655)

Average age in years (min, max)

40.7 (18, 80)

41.3 (16, 81)

Female (percent)

87.3

79.0

Hispanic Ethnicity (percent)

87.3

84.6

Race (percent)

  

Non-Hispanic, Black or African American

17.8

17.3

Hispanic

45.8

48.9

White, Non-Hispanic

28.8

22.9

Multiracial/other

5.1

5.3

Don’t know/refused

2.5

5.7

Educational status (percent)

  

Less than high school

37.3

30.0

High school or equivalent

39.8

43.8

More than high school

22.9

26.2

Residence prior to current public housing (percent)

  

Public housing development

48.6

67.6

Private residence

22.9

27.9

Shelter

17.1

0.3

Outside of the US

4.8

0.0

Unspecified

6.7

4.2

Self-Reported Health

  

Oral health (percent)

  

Excellent, Very Good, or Good

51.7

73.7

Fair or Poor

48.3

26.3

General health (percent)

  

Excellent, Very Good, or Good

70.4

75.5

Fair or Poor

29.6

24.5

Weight (percent)

  

Underweight or Correct Weight

50.8

69.5

Overweight

49.1

30.4

Frequency of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption (percent)

  

Rarely or never; at least once a week but not every day

35.0

38.6

Once, twice, or more than three times a day

64.9

61.4

Frequency of sugary food consumption (percent)

  

Rarely or never; at least once a week but not every day

69.5

38.4

Once, twice, or more than three times a day

30.5

61.6