Demographic Characteristics of Respondents, in and Not in Sample
| Characteristic | Worry About Paying Rent or Mortgage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In sample (n = 228,131) | Not in sample (n = 2,151,916) | P Value | |||
| N | % | N | % | ||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 91,362 | 47.7 | 880,370 | 48.7 | .2232 |
| Female | 136,769 | 52.3 | 1271546 | 51.3 | <.001 |
| Age | |||||
| 18–24 years | 8,676 | 9.8 | 114,874 | 13.2 | <.001 |
| 25–34 years | 21,207 | 15.9 | 212,688 | 17.5 | <.001 |
| 35–44 years | 28,776 | 17.6 | 262,639 | 16.7 | <.001 |
| 45–54 years | 40,465 | 19.4 | 368,741 | 17.9 | <.001 |
| 55–64 years | 52,992 | 17.8 | 482,443 | 16.1 | <.001 |
| 65 and over | 76,015 | 19.5 | 710,531 | 18.6 | <.001 |
| Education | |||||
| Less than 12 years | 18,415 | 14.1 | 183,753 | 14.9 | <.001 |
| Completed 12 years | 64,801 | 28.9 | 621,592 | 28.4 | .0188 |
| Some college or technical school (<3 years) | 62,426 | 30.9 | 582,443 | 30.4 | .0143 |
| College (4 years or more) | 82,099 | 26.1 | 752,855 | 25.6 | <.001 |
| Income | |||||
| Less than 15k | 20,692 | 9.4 | 220,649 | 11.3 | <.001 |
| Greater than 15k and less than 25k | 34,117 | 15.9 | 323,625 | 15.3 | <.001 |
| Greater than 25 - less than 50k | 52,042 | 22.5 | 474795 | 21.0 | <.001 |
| Greater than 50k | 91,179 | 39.4 | 800,336 | 37.3 | <.001 |
| Race | |||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 174,985 | 68.9 | 1,648,547 | 63.0 | <.001 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 26,239 | 17.2 | 163,025 | 10.9 | <.001 |
| Non-Hispanic other | 13,076 | 5.4 | 134,593 | 7.7 | <.001 |
| Hispanic | 11,268 | 7.5 | 172,007 | 16.8 | <.001 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 124,472 | 55.1 | 1,125,375 | 50.0 | <.001 |
| Divorced | 31,600 | 11.1 | 299,008 | 10.6 | <.001 |
| Widowed | 30,719 | 7.1 | 286,431 | 6.8 | <.001 |
| Separated | 4,781 | 2.5 | 45,466 | 2.6 | <.001 |
| Never married | 30,718 | 20.3 | 322,395 | 24.6 | <.001 |
| Unmarried, with partner | 5,049 | 3.6 | 57,921 | 4.7 | <.001 |
| Number of children | |||||
| 0 | 166,876 | 63.0 | 1,570,583 | 62.1 | <.001 |
| 1 | 24,293 | 15.1 | 231,474 | 15.3 | .2636 |
| 2 | 21,931 | 13.2 | 204,959 | 13.2 | .829 |
| 3 | 9,438 | 5.6 | 87,057 | 5.7 | .2745 |
| 4 or more | 4,909 | 2.8 | 45,144 | 3.0 | .1448 |
| Family size | |||||
| 1 | 60,641 | 13.6 | 558,283 | 12.7 | <.001 |
| 2 | 75,663 | 27.8 | 709,384 | 25.2 | <.001 |
| 3 | 23,957 | 13.8 | 234,100 | 13.7 | .4744 |
| 4 | 20,564 | 12.9 | 198,828 | 13.2 | .0341 |
| 5 | 9,742 | 6.3 | 94,870 | 6.9 | <.001 |
| 6 or more | 6,139 | 4.4 | 63,050 | 5.4 | <.001 |
| Reported health status | |||||
| Excellent | 39,008 | 17.7 | 377,213 | 19.0 | <.001 |
| Very good | 75,266 | 32.4 | 693,445 | 31.5 | <.001 |
| Good | 70,194 | 31.3 | 660,926 | 31.2 | .4132 |
| Fair | 30,354 | 13.3 | 291,987 | 13.2 | .4565 |
| Poor | 12,766 | 5.0 | 120,394 | 4.8 | .0016 |
| Missing | 543 | 0.3 | 7,951 | 0.4 | |
| Number of chronic conditions | |||||
| 0 | 82,846 | 41.5 | 821,662 | 43.0 | <.001 |
| 1 | 63,801 | 26.3 | 601,230 | 25.8 | <.001 |
| 2 or more | 75,064 | 32.2 | 661,783 | 31.2 | <.001 |
| High cost | 25,908 | 15.3 | 250,507 | 15.4 | <.001 |
| Routine check-up | 167,589 | 72.3 | 1,558,547 | 69.4 | <.001 |
| No USC | 32,850 | 20.9 | 324,193 | 22.6 | <.001 |
Source: Author analysis of 2011 to 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS). Between 2011 to 2015, 23 states implemented the Social Context Module that included this question.