| Variable | Overall N = 8381 |
1-4 times/month N = 251 (30.0%)1 |
< 12 times/year N = 180 (21.5%)1 |
Almost every day N = 166 (19.8%)1 |
No alcohol last year N = 122 (14.6%)1 |
2-3 times/week N = 119 (14.2%)1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||||
| FEMALE | 404 (48.2%) | 110 (43.8%) | 123 (68.3%) | 54 (32.5%) | 65 (53.3%) | 52 (43.7%) |
| MALE | 434 (51.8%) | 141 (56.2%) | 57 (31.7%) | 112 (67.5%) | 57 (46.7%) | 67 (56.3%) |
| Race | ||||||
| WHITE | 710 (84.7%) | 204 (81.3%) | 155 (86.1%) | 146 (88.0%) | 102 (83.6%) | 103 (86.6%) |
| BLACK OR OTHER IN 1971 | 128 (15.3%) | 47 (18.7%) | 25 (13.9%) | 20 (12.0%) | 20 (16.4%) | 16 (13.4%) |
| Education | ||||||
| HS | 328 (39.1%) | 102 (40.6%) | 79 (43.9%) | 67 (40.4%) | 33 (27.0%) | 47 (39.5%) |
| HS DROPOUT | 188 (22.4%) | 58 (23.1%) | 43 (23.9%) | 30 (18.1%) | 24 (19.7%) | 33 (27.7%) |
| 8TH GRADE OR LESS | 192 (22.9%) | 50 (19.9%) | 36 (20.0%) | 30 (18.1%) | 57 (46.7%) | 19 (16.0%) |
| COLLEGE DROPOUT | 50 (6.0%) | 19 (7.6%) | 9 (5.0%) | 13 (7.8%) | 1 (0.8%) | 8 (6.7%) |
| COLLEGE OR MORE | 80 (9.5%) | 22 (8.8%) | 13 (7.2%) | 26 (15.7%) | 7 (5.7%) | 12 (10.1%) |
| High blood pressure medication | ||||||
| NEVER | 56 (6.7%) | 13 (5.2%) | 15 (8.3%) | 8 (4.8%) | 7 (5.7%) | 13 (10.9%) |
| EVER | 782 (93.3%) | 238 (94.8%) | 165 (91.7%) | 158 (95.2%) | 115 (94.3%) | 106 (89.1%) |
| Exercise | ||||||
| moderate exercise | 310 (37.0%) | 89 (35.5%) | 64 (35.6%) | 61 (36.7%) | 52 (42.6%) | 44 (37.0%) |
| little or no exercise | 374 (44.6%) | 109 (43.4%) | 95 (52.8%) | 67 (40.4%) | 58 (47.5%) | 45 (37.8%) |
| much exercise | 154 (18.4%) | 53 (21.1%) | 21 (11.7%) | 38 (22.9%) | 12 (9.8%) | 30 (25.2%) |
| Smoking intensity (cigarettes per day) | 19.72 (11.59) | 18.69 (11.77) | 18.00 (10.31) | 21.88 (12.06) | 19.81 (11.37) | 21.39 (12.11) |
| Weight (kilograms) | 72.01 (15.95) | 72.49 (14.33) | 70.69 (16.18) | 72.28 (15.04) | 71.96 (19.61) | 72.64 (16.07) |
| Cholesterol (mg/100ml) | 221.28 (46.78) | 218.29 (45.12) | 223.07 (47.97) | 220.57 (43.13) | 221.33 (49.26) | 225.81 (50.80) |
| Age (years) | 45.17 (12.21) | 42.14 (11.90) | 46.10 (12.42) | 45.97 (12.19) | 49.94 (10.61) | 44.16 (12.43) |
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