Table 2 Sample characteristics for adults age 18 and over by percentage (%), 2002–16
Year | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 36370 | 37026 | 37308 | 37227 | 36965 | 37708 | 37504 | 37707 | 38919 | 39133 | 37869 | 37424 | 41671 | 43561 | 42625 |
Age | |||||||||||||||
18–25 | 48.7% | 49.6% | 49.5% | 49.6% | 48.5% | 48.6% | 50.4% | 49.8% | 49.0% | 49.0% | 49.2% | 48.5% | 31.4% | 33.4% | 32.0% |
26–34 | 15.2% | 15.0% | 15.3% | 14.8% | 14.9% | 15.5% | 14.8% | 14.9% | 15.1% | 14.4% | 14.5% | 14.6% | 20.1% | 20.9% | 20.5% |
35–49 | 22.8% | 21.9% | 21.6% | 21.8% | 20.8% | 21.8% | 20.8% | 20.7% | 21.4% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 20.1% | 27.0% | 25.6% | 26.7% |
> 50 | 13.2% | 13.5% | 13.6% | 13.8% | 15.8% | 14.2% | 14.1% | 14.7% | 14.5% | 17.1% | 16.8% | 16.9% | 21.5% | 20.1% | 20.8% |
Female | 53.5% | 53.1% | 53.4% | 54.0% | 53.0% | 53.5% | 53.5% | 53.3% | 53.3% | 52.8% | 53.1% | 54.0% | 53.4% | 54.5% | 53.4% |
Ethnicity | |||||||||||||||
Non-Hispanic White | 70.4% | 67.7% | 66.6% | 65.6% | 65.8% | 65.6% | 63.3% | 63.2% | 64.0% | 62.9% | 62.0% | 61.1% | 62.4% | 59.7% | 60.9% |
Non-Hispanic Black | 11.6% | 11.7% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 12.1% | 11.6% | 12.4% | 12.3% | 12.1% | 12.8% | 12.7% | 13.0% | 11.8% | 12.6% | 12.8% |
Non-Hispanic Native American or Alaskan Native | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
Non-Hispanic Asian | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.7% | 4.4% |
Non-Hispanic Mixed | 1.6% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 3.2% |
Hispanic | 11.9% | 13.8% | 14.0% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 15.9% | 15.8% | 15.3% | 15.6% | 16.2% | 16.5% | 16.2% | 17.6% | 16.6% |
Marital Status | |||||||||||||||
Never married | 48.3% | 49.1% | 49.6% | 50.3% | 49.7% | 50.5% | 52.8% | 53.1% | 53.0% | 52.9% | 53.3% | 53.7% | 42.7% | 43.7% | 44.8% |
Married | 40.1% | 39.4% | 38.7% | 38.0% | 38.8% | 37.9% | 35.9% | 35.6% | 35.4% | 35.1% | 34.6% | 34.4% | 42.7% | 41.4% | 41.0% |
Widowed | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 3.0% |
Divorced or Separated | 9.1% | 9.2% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 8.7% | 9.2% | 8.9% | 9.0% | 9.2% | 9.4% | 9.5% | 9.3% | 11.5% | 11.1% | 11.2% |
MSA/CBSA Size | |||||||||||||||
1 million or more | 34.8% | 34.1% | 34.4% | 42.1% | 42.1% | 41.7% | 42.1% | 42.5% | 41.9% | 40.7% | 41.5% | 42.4% | 43.1% | 43.2% | 42.5% |
Fewer than 1 million | 38.9% | 39.0% | 38.3% | 49.2% | 48.9% | 49.9% | 49.4% | 49.7% | 50.4% | 51.1% | 50.6% | 49.6% | 49.0% | 49.3% | 49.9% |
Not a MSA/CBSA | 26.3% | 26.9% | 27.2% | 8.7% | 9.0% | 8.4% | 8.5% | 7.8% | 7.7% | 8.2% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.8% | 7.5% | 7.6% |
Educational Attainment | |||||||||||||||
Elementary School | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
Middle School | 2.8% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.0% |
High School | 47.5% | 48.8% | 48.1% | 47.3% | 47.3% | 46.2% | 47.4% | 45.9% | 45.2% | 45.0% | 45.2% | 43.7% | 40.2% | 38.1% | 36.6% |
College or Higher | 48.8% | 47.0% | 48.0% | 48.5% | 48.5% | 49.7% | 48.9% | 50.5% | 51.2% | 51.7% | 51.6% | 53.0% | 56.4% | 58.5% | 60.6% |
Employment Status | |||||||||||||||
Full Time | 56.0% | 53.4% | 53.1% | 54.3% | 54.3% | 54.1% | 52.1% | 46.8% | 47.1% | 46.4% | 47.5% | 47.8% | 52.9% | 50.9% | 51.7% |
Part Time | 17.9% | 18.6% | 18.5% | 18.3% | 17.9% | 18.2% | 18.7% | 19.8% | 19.7% | 19.4% | 19.1% | 19.7% | 16.4% | 16.1% | 15.8% |
Unemployed | 5.1% | 6.2% | 5.8% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 5.6% | 6.9% | 10.1% | 9.6% | 9.2% | 8.9% | 8.1% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 6.1% |
Other (including not in labour force) | 21.0% | 21.8% | 22.6% | 22.0% | 22.3% | 22.2% | 22.4% | 23.3% | 23.6% | 25.0% | 24.4% | 24.3% | 24.6% | 26.4% | 26.3% |
Annual Household Income | |||||||||||||||
Less than $20,000 | 25.0% | 26.4% | 27.5% | 26.2% | 25.7% | 24.8% | 24.4% | 25.1% | 26.2% | 26.6% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 22.2% | 22.3% | 21.0% |
$20,000–$49,999 | 39.5% | 38.8% | 37.6% | 36.9% | 36.1% | 35.1% | 34.9% | 34.6% | 33.9% | 34.6% | 34.6% | 33.2% | 31.8% | 32.2% | 31.7% |
$50,000–$74,999 | 16.8% | 16.4% | 15.9% | 16.3% | 16.1% | 16.9% | 17.2% | 16.1% | 15.9% | 15.0% | 15.2% | 15.5% | 16.4% | 15.5% | 15.4% |
$75,000 or more | 18.7% | 18.4% | 19.1% | 20.6% | 22.1% | 23.2% | 23.5% | 24.2% | 24.1% | 23.8% | 24.2% | 25.2% | 29.6% | 30.0% | 32.0% |
Receives Government Assistance | 13.7% | 15.9% | 17.2% | 18.0% | 17.5% | 17.7% | 18.1% | 19.8% | 21.7% | 24.5% | 25.7% | 25.9% | 22.9% | 23.0% | 21.6% |
Self-Rated Health | |||||||||||||||
Good, very good, or excellent | 92.1% | 91.6% | 91.0% | 90.7% | 90.6% | 90.5% | 90.5% | 90.5% | 90.6% | 90.0% | 89.8% | 90.0% | 88.6% | 88.5% | 88.8% |
Fair, poor, or very poor | 7.9% | 8.4% | 9.0% | 9.3% | 9.4% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.4% | 10.0% | 10.2% | 10.0% | 11.4% | 11.5% | 11.2% |
Health Insurer | |||||||||||||||
Private | 69.2% | 65.5% | 64.3% | 63.3% | 63.4% | 62.2% | 61.2% | 59.7% | 59.5% | 59.1% | 59.6% | 60.2% | 63.6% | 62.6% | 63.9% |
Medicare | 2.9% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 4.9% | 4.9% |
Medicaid | 6.9% | 8.0% | 8.6% | 9.0% | 8.5% | 9.0% | 9.8% | 10.2% | 10.7% | 11.4% | 11.3% | 11.6% | 11.7% | 14.3% | 14.7% |
Tricare or VA | 1.4% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% |
Other | 1.8% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 3.0% |
Uninsured | 17.7% | 19.8% | 20.2% | 20.7% | 21.0% | 21.5% | 21.4% | 22.2% | 21.7% | 20.6% | 20.0% | 19.3% | 14.6% | 12.5% | 11.4% |
Past-Year Substance Abuse or Dependence | |||||||||||||||
Alcohol | 12.8% | 12.4% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.3% | 12.1% | 12.2% | 12.0% | 11.4% | 10.7% | 10.5% | 9.9% | 8.4% | 7.9% | 7.7% |
Pain Reliever | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% |
Cocaine | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
Hallucinogen | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Heroin | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
Inhalant | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | < 0.1% | < 0.1% | < 0.1% | < 0.1% | < 0.1% |
Marijuana | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
Sedative | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | < 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Stimulant | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
Tranquilizer | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
Past-Year Unmet Need for Mental Health Treatment | 7.4% | 7.1% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 6.4% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 7.1% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.7% | 6.6% | 6.4% | 6.3% | 6.8% |