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Demographics

Characteristics at Enrollment by Study Event

07/30/18

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  Full Cohort1
N = 32,608
Home Visit
N = 11,193
Follow-Up
N = 21,256
Clinical Exam
N = 3,401
Characteristic N % N % N % N %
Age
< 30 6,265 19.2 1,976 17.7 3,529 16.6 488 14.3
30-45 12,076 37.0 3,933 35.1 7,537 35.5 1,126 33.1
> 45 14,162 43.4 5,284 47.2 10,135 47.7 1,787 52.5
DK/Refused 105 0.3 - - 55 0.3 - -
Gender
Male 26,341 80.8 8,752 78.2 17,031 80.1 2,604 76.6
Female 6,265 19.2 2,441 21.8 4,224 19.9 797 23.4
DK/Refused 2 0.0 - - 1 0.0 - -
Women of Reproductive Age (≤ 45)
Yes 3,411 54.4 1,303 53.4 2,177 51.5 406 50.9
No 2,818 45.0 1,138 46.6 2,028 48.0 391 49.1
DK/Refused 36 0.6 - - 19 0.4 - -
Race
White 20,688 63.4 6,106 54.6 14,134 66.5 1,760 51.7
Black 7,425 22.8 3,881 34.7 4,836 22.8 1,338 39.3
Asian 1,325 4.1 76 0.7 186 0.9 21 0.6
Other/multi-racial 3,026 9.3 1,094 9.8 2,006 9.4 273 8.0
DK/Refused 144 0.4 36 0.3 94 0.4 9 0.3
Hispanic Ethnicity
Yes 2,115 6.5 676 6.0 1,357 6.4 82 2.4
No 30,399 93.2 10,487 93.7 19,840 93.3 3,314 97.4
DK/Refused 94 0.3 30 0.3 59 0.3 5 0.1
Location at Enrollment
Alabama 5,919 18.2 2,959 26.4 3,929 18.5 1,407 41.4
Florida 6,975 21.4 3,223 28.8 4,611 21.7 389 11.4
Louisiana 7,856 24.1 2,743 24.5 4,567 21.5 896 26.3
Mississippi 4,241 13.0 1,930 17.2 2,672 12.6 706 20.8
Texas 1,837 5.6 338 3.0 1,166 5.5 3 0.1
Other 5,780 17.7 - - 4,311 20.3 - -
Marital Status
Married/living as married 18,337 56.2 5,577 49.8 12,261 57.7 1,710 50.3
Divorced/separated/widowed 6,137 18.8 2,610 23.3 4,103 19.3 818 24.1
Never married 7,840 24.0 2,961 26.5 4,774 22.5 865 25.4
DK/Refused 294 0.9 45 0.4 118 0.6 8 0.2
Number of Children in Home
No children living in home 17,962 55.1 6,392 57.1 12,427 58.5 1,967 57.8
≥ 1 child living in home 13,493 41.4 4,784 42.7 8,736 41.1 1,432 42.1
DK/Refused 1,153 3.5 17 0.2 93 0.4 2 0.1
Educational Attainment
< High school/equivalent 5,099 15.6 2,378 21.2 3,161 14.9 730 21.5
High school diploma/GED 9,436 28.9 3,789 33.9 5,982 28.1 1,175 34.5
Some college/2 year degree 9,382 28.8 3,351 29.9 6,339 29.8 1,016 29.9
≥ 4 year college degree 7,584 23.3 1,640 14.7 5,709 26.9 478 14.1
DK/Refused 1,107 3.4 35 0.3 65 0.3 2 0.1
Annual Household Income
≤ $20,000 8,414 25.8 4,165 37.2 5,187 24.4 1,247 36.7
$20,001 to $50,000 9,235 28.3 3,461 30.9 5,989 28.2 1,052 30.9
> $50,000 11,185 34.3 2,771 24.8 8,007 37.7 865 25.4
DK/Refused 3,774 11.6 796 7.1 2,073 9.8 237 7.0
Worked ≥ 1 Day on Clean-up
Yes 24,937 76.5 8,968 80.1 16,814 79.1 2,873 84.5
No 7,671 23.5 2,225 19.9 4,442 20.9 528 15.5

1Vietnamese-speaking participants included in telephone questionnaire, but not in subsequent follow-up visits or telephone interviews.

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