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Table 1 Sample characteristics by “Morbidity Group”

From: Health-related quality of life (HRQL) for individuals with self-reported chronic physical and/or mental health conditions: panel survey of an adult sample in the United States

 

Healthy (1,505)

Physical (1,522)

Mental (236)

Physical & Mental (614)

Total sample (3,877)

Mean (SD)

Age

44.5 (16.2)

58.9 (15.8)

40.0 (14.4)

51.4 (14.5)

51.0 (17.2)

Selected physical conditions

0.0 (0)

1.9 (1.2)

0.0 (0)

2.6 (1.7)

1.2 (1.5)

Total number of conditions

0.7 (0.8)

3.5 (2.0)

1.6 (1.2)

5.5 (2.7)

2.6 (2.5)

Percent

Age

 18-29

23.7

6.6

31.8

9.9

15.3

 30-44

29.1

12.6

32.2

22.8

21.8

 45-59

26.0

25.4

25.4

36.0

27.3

 60+

21.2

55.5

10.6

31.3

35.6

Male gender

56.8

47.9

41.9

37.5

49.3

Race/ethnicity

 White

78.4

82.8

83.5

80.5

80.8

 Black or African American

10.6

8.9

5.9

8.1

9.3

 American Indian or Alaskan Native

0.5

0.9

0.8

1.6

0.9

 Asian

2.3

1.2

1.7

0.5

1.5

 Other

4.1

3.2

5.5

6.0

4.1

 Missing

4.1

3.0

2.5

3.3

3.4

Education

 Less than high school

6.5

9.3

7.6

10.7

8.3

 High school

28.7

32.3

27.5

29.8

30.2

 Some college

30.6

29.7

32.2

34.7

31.0

 Bachelor's degree or higher

34.2

28.8

32.6

24.8

30.5

Current employment status

 Working

66.9

42.8

64.4

40.4

53.1

 Not working (looking)

9.8

3.8

15.3

8.5

7.6

 Retired

13.3

40.1

6.8

19.1

24.3

 Not Working (not looking)

10.0

13.3

13.6

32.1

15.0

Marital Status

 Married/Living with partner

60.1

61.2

51.7

49.7

58.4

 Widowed

3.2

10.4

0.8

7.0

6.5

 Separated/Divorced

11.4

14.4

13.1

24.1

14.7

 Never married

25.2

14.0

34.3

19.2

20.4