Variables | North (n = 2298) | Northeast (n = 8504) | Southeast (n = 14,049) | South (n = 4675) | Midwest (n = 2319) | Total (n = 31,845) | p value | ||||||
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 | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |  |
Age bracket (years) | |||||||||||||
 18–29 | 761 | 33.1 | 2304 | 27.1 | 3123 | 22.2 | 1104 | 23.6 | 627 | 27.0 | 7918 | 24.9 | <0.001 |
 30–39 | 555 | 24.2 | 1886 | 22.2 | 2931 | 20.9 | 941 | 20.1 | 499 | 21.5 | 6812 | 21.4 |  |
 40–49 | 400 | 17.4 | 1557 | 18.3 | 2592 | 18.4 | 911 | 19.5 | 441 | 19.0 | 5902 | 18.5 |  |
 50–59 | 274 | 11.9 | 1225 | 14.4 | 2429 | 17.3 | 788 | 16.8 | 369 | 15.9 | 5085 | 16.0 |  |
 ≥60 | 308 | 13.4 | 1533 | 18.0 | 2974 | 21.2 | 930 | 19.9 | 382 | 16.5 | 6127 | 19.2 |  |
Marital Status | |||||||||||||
 Living with a partner | 1425 | 62.0 | 4963 | 58.4 | 7900 | 56.2 | 2992 | 64.0 | 1385 | 59.7 | 18,666 | 58.6 | <0.001 |
 Not living with a partner | 873 | 38.0 | 3541 | 41.6 | 6148 | 43.8 | 1683 | 36.0 | 933 | 40.3 | 13,179 | 41.4 |  |
Skin colour | |||||||||||||
 White | 511 | 22.7 | 2306 | 27.6 | 7943 | 57.4 | 3618 | 78.0 | 923 | 40.4 | 15,301 | 48.8 | <0.001 |
 Black | 175 | 7.8 | 1015 | 12.1 | 1357 | 9.8 | 219 | 4.7 | 167 | 7.3 | 2933 | 9.4 |  |
 Brown | 1562 | 69.5 | 5039 | 60.3 | 4540 | 32.8 | 800 | 17.3 | 1139 | 52.2 | 13,133 | 41.9 |  |
Years of Schooling | |||||||||||||
 ≤7 | 907 | 39.5 | 3886 | 45.7 | 4748 | 33.8 | 1804 | 38.6 | 796 | 34.3 | 12,141 | 38.1 | <0.001 |
 8–10 | 383 | 16.7 | 1183 | 13.9 | 2000 | 14.2 | 731 | 15.6 | 366 | 15.8 | 4662 | 14.6 |  |
 ≥11 | 1008 | 43.9 | 3436 | 40.4 | 7300 | 52.0 | 2140 | 45.8 | 1157 | 49.9 | 15,041 | 47.2 |  |
Women covered by private health insurance | |||||||||||||
 Yes | 388 | 16.9 | 1502 | 17.7 | 5619 | 40.0 | 1602 | 34.3 | 772 | 33.3 | 9882 | 31.0 | <0.001 |
 No | 1911 | 83.1 | 7002 | 82.3 | 8430 | 60.0 | 3073 | 65.7 | 1546 | 66.7 | 21,963 | 69.0 |  |
Self-reported health status | |||||||||||||
 Very good or good | 1322 | 57.5 | 4455 | 52.4 | 9528 | 67.8 | 3078 | 65.8 | 1503 | 64.8 | 19,886 | 62.4 | <0.001 |
 Fair | 800 | 34.8 | 3248 | 38.2 | 3792 | 27.0 | 1295 | 27.7 | 677 | 29.2 | 9812 | 30.8 |  |
 Poor or very poor | 176 | 7.6 | 801 | 9.4 | 729 | 5.2 | 302 | 6.5 | 139 | 6.0 | 2146 | 6.7 |  |
Smoking | |||||||||||||
 Never smoked | 1809 | 78.7 | 6325 | 74.4 | 10,555 | 75.1 | 3396 | 72.6 | 1769 | 76.3 | 23,855 | 74.9 | <0.001 |
 Former smoker | 309 | 13.5 | 1337 | 15.7 | 1876 | 13.4 | 657 | 14.1 | 308 | 13.3 | 4488 | 14.1 |  |
 Smokes, but not daily | 47 | 2.0 | 140 | 1.7 | 162 | 1.2 | 57 | 1.2 | 23 | 1.0 | 429 | 1.3 |  |
 Smokes every day | 133 | 5.8 | 702 | 8.3 | 1456 | 10.4 | 565 | 12.1 | 218 | 9.4 | 3074 | 9.7 |  |
Leisurely physical activity at the recommended levelsa | |||||||||||||
 No | 1943 | 84.6 | 7005 | 82.4 | 11,370 | 80.9 | 3832 | 82.0 | 1850 | 79.8 | 26,000 | 81.6 | 0.047 |
 Yes | 355 | 15.4 | 1499 | 17.6 | 2678 | 19.1 | 844 | 18.0 | 469 | 20.2 | 5845 | 18.4 |  |
Recommended consumption of fruit and vegetablesb | |||||||||||||
 No | 1476 | 64.2 | 6115 | 71.9 | 7928 | 56.4 | 2945 | 63.0 | 1223 | 52.7 | 19,687 | 61.8 | <0.001 |
 Yes | 822 | 35.8 | 2389 | 28.1 | 6121 | 43.6 | 1730 | 37.0 | 1096 | 47.3 | 12,158 | 38.2 |  |
Mammogram (50–69 years old) | |||||||||||||
 Never | 257 | 54.8 | 929 | 45.2 | 953 | 23.3 | 348 | 26.6 | 210 | 34.3 | 2697 | 31.6 | <0.001 |
 Last than two years ago | 155 | 33.1 | 860 | 41.9 | 2550 | 62.3 | 785 | 59.9 | 298 | 48.6 | 4647 | 54.5 |  |
 Two years ago or more | 57 | 12.2 | 265 | 12.9 | 590 | 14.4 | 176 | 13.5 | 104 | 17.0 | 1192 | 14.0 |  |
Pap test (25–64 years old) | |||||||||||||
 Never | 213 | 12.8 | 739 | 12.3 | 899 | 8.9 | 222 | 6.6 | 133 | 7.8 | 2205 | 9.7 | <0.001 |
 Last than 3 years ago | 1243 | 75.1 | 4480 | 74.4 | 8120 | 80.5 | 2780 | 82.7 | 1372 | 80.7 | 17,994 | 78.8 |  |
 Three years ago or more | 201 | 12.1 | 805 | 13.4 | 1069 | 10.6 | 360 | 10.7 | 194 | 11.4 | 2629 | 11.5 |  |