Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics of a Sample of 1030 Kentucky Residents, 2008

StrataTotal (n = 1,030)Men (n = 332)Women (n = 698)
FreqPercentFreqPercentFreqPercent
Age (years)
    0–24323.1164.8162.3
    25–4932131.28626.023533.7
    50–6439338.213641.125736.9
    65–7415715.35817.59914.2
    75–851009.7267.97410.6
    ≥85252.492.7162.3
Appalachian region19.3
    Yes21420.86480.715021.6
    No81379.226854578.4
Married or living with partner
    Yes64363.123270.141159.7
    No37636.99929.927740.3
Race
    White95493.730893.364693.9
    Black464.5164.9304.4
    Asian40.410.330.4
    Other141.451.591.3
Education98
    <High school13213.03410.324114.2
    High school or GED34734.110632.134935.0
    College53952.919057.650.7
Diabetes status
    None81379.125677.155780.0
    Prediabetes525.1144.2385.5
    Diabetes16315.96218.710114.5
  • Denominator for percents includes all data available for any given analysis (eg, n = 1,027 having Appalachian/non-Appalachian county data; n = 1,028 for diabetes status).

  • Freq, frequency; GED, General Educational Development.