Research Article

Relationships between Social Resources and Healthful Behaviors across the Age Spectrum

Table 2

Characteristics of participants ( 𝑛 = 2 , 4 4 0 ).

Characteristic ( 𝑁 respondents) 𝑁 (%)

Sex (2,440)
 Female1603 (65.7%)
Age (years) (2,440)
 18–34494 (20.2%)
 35–49679 (27.8%)
 50–64921 (37.8%)
 ≥65345 (14.1%)
Race/Ethnicity (2,350)
 White1307 (54.7%)
 Black667 (27.9%)
 Hispanic215 (9%)
 Asian107 (4.5%)
 Other54 (2.2%)
Education (2,403)
 Less than high school89 (3.7%)
 High school graduate/GED296 (12.3%)
 Some college or 2-year degree577 (24%)
 ≥4-year college degree1441 (60%)
Money situation in household (2,367)
  “Comfortable with extras”1083 (45.8%)
  “Enough but no extras”683 (28.9%)
  “Have to cut back”476 (20.1%)
  “Cannot make ends meet”125 (5.3%)
BMI (kg/m2) (2,327)
 Normal (18.5–24.9)771 (33.1%)
 Overweight (25–29.9)785 (33.7%)
 Obese (≥30)771 (33.1%)
Health status (2,440)
 Very good/excellent1282 (52.5%)
 Good860 (35.2%)
 Fair/poor298 (12.2%)
Moderate and vigorous physical activity category (2255)
 <150 min/wk735 (32.6%)
 150–959 min/wk1289 (57.2%)
 ≥960 min/wk231 (10.2%)

Fruit and vegetable intake (servings/day) (2232)Mean (SD)

3.4 (2.5)
CIRS scores (0–4 scale) (2317)
 Overall1.09 (0.64)
 Family and friends1.19 (0.91)
 Neighborhood1.36 (0.83)
 Organizational0.74 (0.78)