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Table 17-1. Sample sizes of sociodemographic and health characteristics
for men and women from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
(NHANES III)
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Men
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Women
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Race-Ethnicity
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White-Non-Hispanic (ref)
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951
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1238
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Black-Non-Hispanic
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1113
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1426
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Mexican-American
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1285
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1334
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Education
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0-11 years
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988
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1044
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12 years
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994
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1307
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13 or more years (ref)
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976
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1224
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Income1
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Low
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1130
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1582
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Middle
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1479
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1596
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High (ref)
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571
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657
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Marital Status
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Married (ref)
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1743
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2133
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Widowed, Separated
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192
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513
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Divorced
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Never Married
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1552
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1519
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Self-reported Health Status
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Excellent, Very Good (ref)
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1710
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1857
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Good
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1285
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1584
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Fair, Poor
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498
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732
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Current Smoking Status
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Smoker
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1201
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1046
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Nonsmoker (ref)
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2291
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3127
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Asthma - Yes
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226
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288
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Asthma - No (ref)
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3267
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3885
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Hypertension/HBP - Yes
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330
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527
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Hypertension/HBP - No (ref)
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3070
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3619
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Notes: Sample sizes do not equal study sample totals due to missing data.
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1Income categories were defined using the poverty income ratio (PIR),
the ratio of the total family income to the poverty threshold for the year of
interview. Low income: PIR < 1.3; Middle: PIR > = 1.3 and < 3.5;
High: PIR > = 3.5.
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