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Table 1 Characteristics of Study Sample

From: Variation in vitamin D supplementation among adults in a multi-race/ethnic health plan population, 2008

 

Women Ages 25–50 yr

Women ages 51–85 yr

 

All

WhiteNH

Black

Latina

Filipina

Chinese

All

WhiteNH

Black

Latino

Filipino

Chinese

 

(N=3531)

(N=1830)

(N=263)

(N=541)

(N=282)

(N=212)

(N=5353)

(N=3806)

(N=376)

(N=389)

(N=271)

(N=192)

 

Wtd. %

Wtd. %

Wtd. %

Wtd. %

Wtd. %

Wtd. %

Wtd. %

Wtd. %

Wtd. %

Wtd. %

Wtd.%

Wtd. %

Age (mean yrs)

37.8

38.5

37.9

37.4*

37.3

37.0

62.7

63.4

61.6*

60.9*

60.3*

60.9*

Race/Ethnicity

            

White nonHispanic

52.5

–

–

–

–

–

70.3

–

–

–

–

–

Black

7.0

–

–

–

–

–

6.4

–

–

–

–

–

Hispanic/Latina

15.5

–

–

–

–

–

7.4

–

–

–

–

–

Filipina

7.6

–

–

–

–

–

5.4

–

–

–

–

–

Chinese

5.6

–

–

–

–

–

3.8

–

–

–

–

–

Other Asian/Pac Isl.

9.0

–

–

–

–

–

4.6

–

–

–

–

–

Other

2.8

–

–

–

–

–

2.1

–

–

–

–

–

Education

            

≤High School Graduate

13.2

11.1

17.4

24.8*

7.0

4.8

25.1

23.7

26.6

45.6*

17.9

18.1

Some College

36.5

36.3

48.0

43.8

32.5

15.7

38.4

39.4

51.8

35.6

21.8

36.7

College Graduate

50.3

52.6

34.6*

31.4*

60.5

79.5

36.5

36.9

21.6*

18.8*

60.2

45.2

Income (2007)

            

< $35,000

13.8

12.1

23.1*

16.6

14.0

6.9*

26.0

23.9

40.6*

37.1*

33.8*

14.1

$35,000-$50,000

14.0

11.2

20.9

21.1

16.1

11.5

14.8

14.9

16.9

14.3

12.4

14.9

50,001-$80,000

26.0

26.4

32.0

27.0

25.0

20.4

24.8

25.3

21.9

24.9

21.8

26.2

$80,001-$100,000

14.1

14.9

5.6

15.3

15.5

9.0

12.2

12.3

10.2

11.1

13.8

15.1

> $100,000

32.1

35.4

18.4*

20.0*

29.4

52.2*

22.2

23.6

10.4*

12.6*

18.2

29.7

Health Status

            

Good or better health

92.8

93.8

88.1*

89.7*

93.6

96.3

85.1

86.5

77.4*

78.2*

83.0

90.8

Diabetic

4.1

3.5

5.9*

5.2

9.1

2.0

12.9

10.5

24.0*

20.1*

20.9*

9.4

Hypertensive

10.2

9.8

16.3*

8.6

17.7*

6.8

46.4

44.8

64.8*

45.4

57.4*

38.0

Obese (BMI ≥ 30)

25.8

26.0

41.3*

34.9*

16.8*

7.2*

27.7

28.0

47.0*

39.3*

8.9*

9.1*

Age (mean yrs)

37.8

38.5

37.9

37.4*

37.2

37.0

62.7

63.4

61.6*

60.9*

60.3*

62.7

Race/Ethnicity

            

White nonHispanic

53.0

–

–

–

–

–

70.1

–

–

–

–

–

Black

5.7

–

–

–

–

–

5.2

     

Hispanic/Latino

15.6

–

–

–

–

–

8.2

     

Filipino

7.3

–

–

–

–

–

5.5

     

Chinese

6.0

–

–

–

–

–

3.6

     

Other Asian/Pac. Isl.

9.9

–

–

–

–

–

5.1

     

Other

2.5

–

–

–

–

–

2.3

     

Education

            

≤High School Graduate

17.9

16.9

23.7

31.9*

13.9

3.7

21.2

19.9

23.7

35.0*

16.0

16.2

Some College

34.4

35.2

46.0

37.7

34.3

17.2

36.3

36.8

44.7

38.0

35.7

19.6

College Graduate

47.7

47.9

30.3*

30.4*

51.8

79.1*

42.5

43.3

31.6*

27.0*

48.3

64.2

Income (2007)

            

< $35,000

10.4

9.0

17.0

11.3

10.3

3.9

17.3

15.0

22.4

24.3*

25.2*

13.7

$35,000-$50,000

12.6

10.3

15.5

22.1

13.3

5.0

13.6

13.2

14.6

11.8

14.5

19.6

$50,001-$80,000

27.2

26.5

32.3

30.6

33.6

26.6

24.4

24.3

24.2

30.4

22.9

17.5

$80,000-$100,000

14.5

15.0

11.3

13.1

12.3

16.3

13.3

14.2

12.6

10.5

14.5

10.2

> $100,000

35.3

39.2

23.9*

22.9*

30.5

48.2

31.4

33.3

26.2

23.0*

22.9*

39.0

Health Status

            

Good or better health

93.7

94.4

89.1*

93.3

93.0

96.5

83.7

83.9

79.8

82.0

85.7

87.4

Diabetic

4.3

2.9

10.6*

5.3

6.2

2.3

17.8

15.2

25.5*

26.8*

31.0*

16.2

Hypertensive

13.2

12.1

20.4

13.2

22.0*

7.8

49.9

48.3

64.2*

51.1

61.4

41.3

Obese (BMI ≥ 30)

25.1

25.7

34.5

34.2

18.2

9.8

26.4

27.3

31.1

39.3*

17.2*

2.8*

  1. Wtd. %=Respondent data weighted to the age, gender, and geographic composition of the health plan membership at time of the survey. WhiteNH=nonHispanic White; Pac. Isl, = Pacific Islander.
  2. * Differs significantly from nonHispanic Whites at p<.05.
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