Table 1 Participant characteristics
Variable | n | % | Weighted N | Weighted % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
 Male | 1461 | 51.5 | 98,445,733 | 48.2 |
 Female | 1377 | 48.5 | 105,912,178 | 51.8 |
Age | ||||
 20–39 | 829 | 29.2 | 77,648,076 | 38.0 |
 40–60 | 995 | 35.1 | 81,118,121 | 39.7 |
  ≥ 60 | 1014 | 35.7 | 45,591,714 | 22.3 |
Race/Ethnicity | ||||
 Mexican American | 573 | 20.2 | 16,113,144 | 7.9 |
 Other Hispanic | 82 | 2.9 | 7,252,096 | 3.5 |
 Non-Hispanic white | 1453 | 51.2 | 146,521,928 | 71.7 |
 Non-Hispanic black | 620 | 21.9 | 23,438,894 | 11.5 |
 Other (including multi-racial) | 110 | 3.9 | 11,031,849 | 5.4 |
Education | ||||
  < High school | 726 | 25.6 | 30,712,002 | 15.0 |
 High school | 1513 | 53.3 | 118,267,386 | 57.9 |
 College graduate | 599 | 21.1 | 55,378,522 | 27.1 |
Poverty-to-income ratio | ||||
 Below poverty threshold (< 1) | 395 | 13.9 | 17,970,937 | 8.8 |
 At or above poverty threshold (≥1) | 2327 | 82.0 | 180,200,584 | 88.2 |
   Missing | 116 | 4.1 | 6,186,389 | 3.0 |
BMI Category | ||||
 Underweight | 36 | 1.3 | 3,117,177 | 1.5 |
 Normal weight | 817 | 28.8 | 65,554,605 | 32.1 |
 Overweight | 993 | 35.0 | 66,951,444 | 32.8 |
 Obese class I | 580 | 20.4 | 38,713,305 | 18.9 |
 Obese class II + | 401 | 14.1 | 29,269,908 | 14.3 |
 Missing | 11 | 0.4 | 751,472 | 0.4 |
Alcohol consumption | ||||
 Non-drinker | 935 | 33.0 | 56,036,438 | 27.4 |
 Light-to-moderate drinker | 1536 | 54.1 | 120,840,686 | 59.1 |
 Heavy drinker | 188 | 6.6 | 16,811,619 | 8.2 |
 Missing | 179 | 6.3 | 10,669,167 | 5.2 |
Smoking status | ||||
 Non-smoker | 1496 | 52.7 | 108,550,690 | 53.1 |
 Former smoker | 787 | 27.7 | 529,45,457 | 25.9 |
 Current smoker | 555 | 19.6 | 428,61,763 | 21.0 |
Healthy eating index | ||||
 Poor (< 50) | 1250 | 44.1 | 95,280,809 | 46.6 |
 Needs improvement (50–80) | 1418 | 50.0 | 97,650,947 | 47.8 |
 Good (80–100) | 79 | 2.8 | 5,915,565 | 2.9 |
 Missing | 91 | 3.2 | 5,510,589 | 2.7 |