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Table 1 Characteristics of respondent sample and analytic sample

From: Correlated physical and mental health summary scores for the SF-36 and SF-12 Health Survey, V.1

 

Respondent Sample

Frequency (Percent)

Analytic Sample

Frequency (Percent)

Gender

  

   Male

2,427 (35%)

2,389 (35%)

   Female

4,487 (65%)

4,400 (65%)

Race

  

   Caucasian

5,508 (80%)

5,426 (80%)

   Hispanic

713 (10%)

691 (10%)

   Asian

298 (4%)

292 (4%)

   African-American

210 (3%)

206 (3%)

   Other

182 (3%)

172 (3%)

Education

  

   High school or less

2276 (33%)

2205 (33%)

   College/Vocational

3731 (55%)

3685 (55%)

   Professional/Graduate

834 (12%)

827 (12%)

Income

  

   ≤ 9,999

525 (8%)

508 (8%)

   10 – 19,999

966 (15%)

940 (15%)

   20 – 39,999

1,949 (31%)

1,930 (31%)

   40 – 74,999

2,070 (32%)

2,053 (32%)

   75,000 +

889 (14%)

877 (14%)

Insurance

  

   Private

5,873 (86%)

5,787 (86%)

   Medicaid

57 (1%)

54 (1%)

   Medicare

398 (6%)

371 (6%)

   Other Insurance

418 (6%)

409 (6%)

   No Insurance

90 (1%)

89 (1%)

Age

50 (18)

50 (18)

SF-36 Scale Scores

  

   Physical Functioning

79 (27)

79 (27)

   Role-Physical

72 (39)

73 (39)

   Bodily Pain

69 (25)

70 (25)

   General Health

70 (21)

70 (21)

   Vitality

59 (21)

59 (21)

   Social Functioning

79 (25)

79 (25)

   Role-Emotional

81 (34)

81 (34)

   Emotional Well-Being

75 (17)

75 (18)

SF-36 Component Scores

  

   PCSuc

47 (11)

47 (11)

   MCSuc

50 (10)

50 (10)

  1. * Sample size (n) vary because of missing data.