Community Assessment and Health Promotion
    1998 Adult Behavior Risk Factor Survey, Results by Demographic Characteristics, Nashville/Davidson County

Demographics
Q23. What is your age?
Response Total Age Sex Marital Status Children < 18
18-25 25-44 45-64 65+ M F Marrd DV/SP Singl Widow <5yrs 5-12 13-17
18-24 8% 100%       8% 8% 3% 1% 27%   13% 6% 12%
25-44 45%   100%     49% 41% 47% 45% 57% 5% 77% 77% 57%
45-64 31%     100%   29% 32% 37% 45% 11% 19% 9% 16% 30%
65+ 17%       100% 14% 19% 13% 9% 4% 76% 1% 1% 1%
Response Race Education Income Health Status
W B O <HS HS >HS <10K 10-24 25-49 50K+ Ex, Vgood, Good Fair & Poor
18-24 7% 10% 10% 7% 11% 6% 13% 10% 7% 3% 8% 4%
25-44 44% 46% 57% 28% 41% 50% 23% 42% 54% 50% 47% 27%
45-64 31% 32% 22% 31% 31% 31% 33% 23% 29% 39% 30% 37%
65+ 18% 12% 11% 35% 17% 13% 32% 26% 10% 8% 15% 31%
Q24. What is your race?
Response Total Age Sex Marital Status Children < 18
18-25 25-44 45-64 65+ M F Marrd DV/SP Singl Widow <5yrs 5-12 13-17
WHITE 76% 69% 75% 76% 83% 77% 75% 81% 75% 66% 74% 70% 67% 65%
BLACK 21% 27% 21% 21% 14% 18% 23% 16% 23% 30% 23% 24% 29% 31%
ASIAN/PAC ISLDR 1% 1% 1% 1%   1%   1%   1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
AM IND/ALSKA NAT 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%   1% 1%    
OTHER 2% 3% 2% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 1% 2% 1% 4% 2% 2%
Response Race Education Income Health Status
W B O <HS HS >HS <10K 10-24 25-49 50K+ Ex, Vgood, Good Fair & Poor
WHITE 100%     72% 76% 77% 64% 70% 78% 82% 77% 69%
BLACK   100%   25% 21% 20% 32% 26% 19% 15% 19% 28%
ASIAN/PAC ISLDR     25%     1% 2%   1% 1% 1%  
AM IND/ALSKA NAT     21% 2% 1%   3% 1% 1%   1% 1%
OTHER     53% 1% 2% 2%   2% 2% 2% 2% 2%
Q25. Are you of Spanish or Hispanic origin?
Response Total Age Sex Marital Status Children < 18
18-25 25-44 45-64 65+ M F Marrd DV/SP Singl Widow <5yrs 5-12 13-17
YES 3% 6% 3% 2% 1% 3% 2% 3% 1% 4% 2% 6% 4% 3%
NO 97% 94% 97% 98% 99% 97% 98% 97% 99% 96% 98% 94% 96% 97%
Response Race Education Income Health Status
W B O <HS HS >HS <10K 10-24 25-49 50K+ Ex, Vgood, Good Fair & Poor
YES 1% 1% 38% 3% 3% 2% 2% 3% 2% 3% 3% 2%
NO 99% 99% 62% 97% 97% 98% 98% 97% 98% 97% 97% 98%
Q26. What is your marital status?
    Age Sex Marital Status Children < 18
Response Total 18-25 25-44 45-64 65+ M F Marrd DV/SP Singl Widow <5yrs 5-12 13-17
MARRIED 50% 16% 52% 59% 41% 51% 48% 96%       76% 66% 63%
DIVORCED 15% 1% 15% 22% 9% 13% 16%   88%     5% 13% 14%
WIDOWED 10%   1% 6% 44% 5% 14%       100% 1% 3% 3%
SEPARATED 2%   2% 3%   1% 2%   12%     3% 3% 2%
NEVER MARRIED 22% 76% 28% 8% 6% 27% 17%     100%   13% 15% 16%
UNMARRIED COUPLE 2% 7% 2% 2%   3% 2% 4%       2% 1% 1%
  Race Education Income Health Status
Response W B O <HS HS >HS <10K 10-24 25-49 50K+ Ex, Vgood, Good Fair & Poor
MARRIED 53% 37% 51% 35% 51% 51% 10% 24% 49% 76% 51% 39%
DIVORCED 15% 15% 9% 13% 16% 15% 32% 23% 15% 9% 15% 17%
WIDOWED 9% 11% 9% 28% 10% 6% 21% 19% 6% 1% 8% 20%
SEPARATED 1% 4% 1% 3% 2% 2% 4% 3% 3% 1% 2% 3%
NEVER MARRIED 19% 31% 25% 17% 20% 24% 32% 29% 25% 10% 22% 18%
UNMARRIED COUPLE 2% 2% 5% 5% 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% 3% 2% 3%
Q27. How many children live in your household who are less than 5 years old?
    Age Sex Marital Status Children < 18
Response Total 18-25 25-44 45-64 65+ M F Marrd DV/SP Singl Widow <5yrs 5-12 13-17
NONE 87% 78% 78% 96% 100% 88% 87% 81% 94% 93% 99%   67% 87%
1 CHILD 10% 15% 17% 3%   10% 10% 14% 5% 6% 1% 76% 27% 11%
2 CHILDRE 2% 3% 4% 1%   2% 3% 4% 1% 1%   18% 5% 2%
3 OR MORE CHILDREN 1% 4% 1%       1% 1%   1%   6% 2%  
  Race Education Income Health Status
Response W B O <HS HS >HS <10K 10-24 25-49 50K+ Ex, Vgood, Good Fair & Poor
NONE 88% 85% 78% 88% 88% 87% 93% 90% 87% 84% 87% 92%
1 CHILD 9% 13% 13% 7% 9% 10% 4% 7% 11% 13% 10% 6%
2 CHILDRE 2% 1% 8% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 3% 2% 1%
3 OR MORE CHILDREN 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%     1% 1%
Q28. How many children live in your household who are 5 through 12 years old?
    Age Sex Marital Status Children < 18
Response Total 18-25 25-44 45-64 65+ M F Marrd DV/SP Singl Widow <5yrs 5-12 13-17
NONE 84% 86% 72% 92% 99% 86% 82% 79% 85% 89% 95% 58%   64%
1 CHILD 11% 9% 19% 6%   10% 12% 15% 11% 7% 4% 32% 70% 27%
2 CHILDRE 4% 3% 7% 2% 1% 3% 5% 5% 3% 3% 1% 8% 25% 8%
3 OR MORE CHILDREN 1% 1% 2%       1% 1% 1% 1%   2% 5% 1%
  Race Education Income Health Status
Response W B O <HS HS >HS <10K 10-24 25-49 50K+ Ex, Vgood, Good Fair & Poor
NONE 86% 78% 83% 86% 83% 84% 93% 87% 83% 80% 83% 89%
1 CHILD 10% 15% 11% 11% 12% 11% 3% 10% 12% 14% 12% 8%
2 CHILDRE 3% 7% 7% 1% 5% 4% 2% 3% 4% 6% 4% 2%
3 OR MORE CHILDREN 1% 1%   1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Q29. How many children live in your household who are 13 through 17 years old?
    Age Sex Marital Status Children < 18
Response Total 18-25 25-44 45-64 65+ M F Marrd DV/SP Singl Widow <5yrs 5-12 13-17
NONE 88% 82% 85% 88% 99% 90% 87% 85% 89% 91% 96% 88% 73%  
1 CHILD 10% 15% 11% 10% 1% 9% 10% 12% 8% 8% 4% 10% 23% 81%
2 CHILDRE 2% 2% 3% 1%   1% 3% 2% 3% 1%   3% 3% 16%
3 OR MORE CHILDREN                           2%
  Race Education Income Health Status
Response W B O <HS HS >HS <10K 10-24 25-49 50K+ Ex, Vgood, Good Fair & Poor
NONE 90% 82% 87% 87% 86% 90% 93% 92% 87% 87% 88% 90%
1 CHILD 8% 14% 12% 11% 10% 9% 5% 6% 10% 11% 10% 7%
2 CHILDRE 2% 3% 1% 1% 3% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 3%
3 OR MORE CHILDREN   1% 1%                  
Q30. What is the highest grade or year of school you completed?
    Age Sex Marital Status Children < 18
Response Total 18-25 25-44 45-64 65+ M F Marrd DV/SP Singl Widow <5yrs 5-12 13-17
NEVER ATTENDED                            
ELEMENTAR 3% 1% 1% 2% 9% 3% 2% 2% 3% 1% 10% 1% 1% 1%
SOME HIGH SCHOOL 8% 8% 6% 8% 13% 6% 9% 6% 7% 7% 20% 9% 8% 10%
HIGH SCHOOL GRAD 31% 46% 28% 31% 33% 28% 34% 32% 33% 28% 32% 31% 34% 37%
SOME COLL OR TECH 25% 29% 26% 26% 21% 24% 27% 25% 27% 27% 21% 25% 30% 26%
COLLEGE GRADUATE 33% 16% 39% 32% 24% 38% 28% 35% 30% 36% 17% 35% 27% 26%
  Race Education Income Health Status
Response W B O <HS HS >HS <10K 10-24 25-49 50K+ Ex, Vgood, Good Fair & Poor
NEVER ATTENDED       1%                
ELEMENTAR 2% 3% 3% 24%     10% 5% 2%   2% 8%
SOME HIGH SCHOOL 7% 9% 8% 75%     21% 15% 5% 2% 7% 15%
HIGH SCHOOL GRAD 31% 31% 34%   100%   32% 38% 32% 20% 31% 36%
SOME COLL OR TECH 24% 30% 17%     44% 19% 26% 28% 25% 25% 26%
COLLEGE GRADUATE 34% 26% 39%     56% 19% 15% 34% 54% 36% 14%
Q31. What is your employment status?
    Age Sex Marital Status Children < 18
Response Total 18-25 25-44 45-64 65+ M F Marrd DV/SP Singl Widow <5yrs 5-12 13-17
EMPLOYED FOR WAGES 58% 61% 75% 60% 8% 64% 53% 59% 66% 68% 18% 65% 68% 66%
SELF-EMPLOYED 9% 4% 10% 12% 5% 13% 6% 10% 10% 9% 4% 8% 12% 10%
OUT OF WORK MORE THAN 1 YR 1% 4% 1% 1%   1% 2% 1% 2% 2%   2% 2% 2%
OUT OF WORK LESS THAN 1 YR 2% 4% 2% 2%   2% 2% 1% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 3%
HOMEMAKER 6% 3% 6% 6% 6%   11% 9% 2% 1% 4% 13% 11% 8%
STUDENT 2% 21% 2%     2% 3% 1% 1% 8%   3% 2% 4%
RETIRED 16%     11% 78% 15% 18% 14% 9% 5% 68% 1% 1% 3%
UNABLE TO WORK 5% 3% 3% 9% 3% 5% 5% 4% 8% 5% 4% 5% 4% 5%
  Race Education Income Health Status
Response W B O <HS HS >HS <10K 10-24 25-49 50K+ Ex, Vgood, Good Fair & Poor
EMPLOYED FOR WAGES 55% 67% 69% 28% 57% 64% 29% 46% 69% 74% 62% 32%
SELF-EMPLOYED 11% 4% 10% 9% 7% 11% 5% 7% 11% 9% 10% 7%
OUT OF WORK MORE THAN 1 YR 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 4% 2% 1%   1% 2%
OUT OF WORK LESS THAN 1 YR 2% 3%   4% 2% 2% 4% 4% 1% 1% 2% 2%
HOMEMAKER 7% 2% 3% 11% 7% 4% 6% 4% 5% 6% 6% 5%
STUDENT 2% 3% 3% 1% 2% 3% 9% 3% 1%   3%  
RETIRED 18% 13% 11% 31% 17% 13% 29% 25% 11% 8% 14% 30%
UNABLE TO WORK 5% 6% 2% 14% 6% 2% 14% 10% 2%   2% 22%
Q32. What is your annual household income?
    Age Sex Marital Status Children < 18
Response Total 18-25 25-44 45-64 65+ M F Marrd DV/SP Singl Widow <5yrs 5-12 13-17
LESS THAN $10000 3% 7% 2% 4% 8% 3% 4% 1% 7% 5% 8% 2% 1% 2%
LESS THAN $15000 6% 10% 4% 5% 11% 4% 7% 2% 9% 7% 14% 3% 4% 5%
LESS THAN $20000 7% 9% 7% 5% 11% 6% 8% 5% 9% 7% 16% 8% 5% 4%
LESS THAN $25000 14% 21% 12% 10% 25% 12% 16% 6% 20% 21% 30% 9% 12% 9%
LESS THAN $35000 17% 21% 19% 14% 16% 16% 19% 15% 19% 22% 17% 15% 17% 21%
LESS THAN $50000 22% 20% 24% 23% 12% 24% 20% 24% 20% 23% 9% 24% 23% 22%
LESS THAN $75000 18% 8% 19% 22% 8% 21% 15% 26% 12% 9% 3% 23% 21% 20%
MORE THAN $75000 13% 5% 13% 17% 9% 16% 11% 21% 5% 5% 1% 15% 16% 17%
  Race Education Income Health Status
Response W B O <HS HS >HS <10K 10-24 25-49 50K+ Ex, Vgood, Good Fair & Poor
LESS THAN $10000 3% 5% 5% 10% 4% 2% 100%       3% 9%
LESS THAN $15000 5%