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Table 2 Sample characteristics
| N (%) | HUI | |
|---|---|---|
| Total sample | 4, 328(100) | 0.869 |
| Demographics status | ||
| Age (year) | ||
| 18-44 | 1,962(45.33) | 0.910 |
| 45-64 | 1,470(33.96) | 0.856 |
| 65+ | 896(20.70) | 0.800 |
| Sex | ||
| Men | 1,899(43.88) | 0.881 |
| Women | 2,429(56.12) | 0.860 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married or common law partner | 2,443(56.45) | 0.888 |
| Separated, divorced, or widowed | 1,094(25.28) | 0.812 |
| Single | 791(18.28) | 0.889 |
| Race | ||
| White | 3,384(78.19) | 0.874 |
| Other | 500(11.55) | 0.842 |
| Black | 332(7.67) | 0.843 |
| Asian | 112(2.59) | 0.918 |
| Country of birth | ||
| Foreign born | 614(14.19) | 0.867 |
| Native born | 3,714(85.81) | 0.869 |
| Health behaviour | ||
| Smoker type and history | ||
| Never smoked | 2,259(52.20) | 0.889 |
| Former smoker and started smoking at or after 18 years | 717(16.57) | 0.858 |
| Former smoker and started smoking before 18 years | 342(7.90) | 0.817 |
| BMI | ||
| Underweight | 96(2.22) | 0.820 |
| Normal weight | 1,864(43.07) | 0.890 |
| Overweight | 1,455(33.62) | 0.880 |
| Obese | 913(21.10) | 0.813 |
| Frequency of physical activity | ||
| Regular | 2,518(58.18) | 0.907 |
| Occasional | 736(17.01) | 0.885 |
| Infrequent | 1,074(24.82) | 0.768 |
| Socioeconomic status | ||
| Household income | ||
| Lowest income quintile | 665(15.37) | 0.769 |
| Lower middle income quintile | 696(16.08) | 0.855 |
| Middle income quintile | 620(14.33) | 0.894 |
| Higher middle income quintile | 726(16.77) | 0.909 |
| Highest middle income quintile | 763(17.63) | 0.930 |
| Income missing | 858(19.82) | 0.852 |
| Education | ||
| Less than high school | 431(9.96) | 0.756 |
| High school graduate | 1,569(36.25) | 0.856 |
| Non-university/college certificate | 635(14.67) | 0.867 |
| University/college certificate | 1,693(39.12) | 0.911 |
| Health care factors | ||
| Has regular medical doctor | ||
| No | 786(18.16) | 0.890 |
| Yes | 3,542(81.84) | 0.864 |
| Unmet need | ||
| No | 3,816(88.84) | 0.885 |
| Yes | 512(11.83) | 0.753 |
| With high blood pressure and received treatment in the last 12 months | ||
| No | 54(1.25) | 0.820 |
| Yes | 832(19.22) | 0.788 |
| No high blood pressure | 3,442(79.53) | 0.889 |
| With asthma and received medication in the last 12 months | ||
| No | 190(4.39) | 0.882 |
| Yes | 280(6.47) | 0.784 |
| No asthma | 3,858(89.14) | 0.875 |
| Has pharmaceutical insurance | ||
| No | 881(20.36) | 0.846 |
| Yes | 3,447(79.64) | 0.875 |
| Health insurance type (US only) | ||
| No insurance | 443(10.24) | 0.851 |
| Medicaid only | 160(3.70) | 0.677 |
| Non-Medecaid public only including Medicare | 254(5.87) | 0.758 |
| Private plus public including Medicare | 818(18.90) | 0.811 |
| Private only | 2,653(61.30) | 0.912 |
