Table 2 Baseline Characteristics of NIH-AARP Study Participants, 1995-1996
| Â | Overall | White | AA |
|---|---|---|---|
Age Category | |||
 < 55 years | 64,491 (13.71%) | 61,318 (13.61%) | 3173 (16.13%) |
 55-59 years | 106,893 (22.73%) | 101,588 (22.54%) | 5305 (26.96%) |
 60-64 years | 132,005 (28.07%) | 126,108 (27.99%) | 5897 (29.97%) |
 65-69 years | 150,255 (31.95%) | 145,423 (32.27%) | 4832 (24.56%) |
 > =70 years | 16,656 (3.54%) | 16,186 (3.59%) | 470 (2.39%) |
Gender | |||
 Male | 280,558 (59.66%) | 272,444 (60.46%) | 8114 (41.24%) |
 Female | 189,742 (40.34%) | 178,179 (39.54%) | 11,563 (58.76%) |
Marital Status | |||
 Married | 323,303 (69.11%) | 314,122 (70.05%) | 9181 (47.27%) |
 Widowed | 51,660 (11.04%) | 48,293 (10.77%) | 3367 (17.34%) |
 Divorced | 64,882 (13.87%) | 60,310 (13.45%) | 4572 (23.54%) |
 Separated | 5483 (1.17%) | 4445 (0.99%) | 1038 (5.34%) |
 Never Married | 22,508 (4.81%) | 21,244 (4.74%) | 1264 (6.51%) |
Education | |||
 < 8 years | 27,821 (6.07%) | 25,646 (5.83%) | 2175 (11.66%) |
 8-11 years | 93,358 (20.37%) | 89,446 (20.35%) | 3912 (20.98%) |
 12 years/High School | 46,651 (10.18%) | 44,926 (10.22%) | 1725 (9.25%) |
 Post-High School/Some College | 109,302 (23.85%) | 104,369 (23.74%) | 4933 (26.46%) |
 College or post-grad | 181,132 (39.53%) | 175,231 (39.86%) | 5901 (31.65%) |
Health Status | |||
 Excellent | 81,207 (17.50%) | 79,438 (17.86%) | 1769 (9.20%) |
 Very good | 166,103 (35.80%) | 160,658 (36.13%) | 5445 (28.31%) |
 Good | 160,182 (34.53%) | 152,225 (34.23%) | 7957 (41.37%) |
 Fair | 48,823 (10.52%) | 45,256 (10.18%) | 3567 (18.55%) |
 Poor | 7641 (1.65%) | 7145 (1.61%) | 496 (2.58%) |
State of Residence | |||
 CA | 139,633 (29.69%) | 135,081 (29.98%) | 4552 (23.13%) |
 FL | 100,509 (21.37%) | 98,147 (21.78%) | 2362 (12.00%) |
 GA | 13,663 (2.91%) | 12,468 (2.77%) | 1195 (6.07%) |
 LA | 18,225 (3.88%) | 16,901 (3.75%) | 1324 (6.73%) |
 MI | 24,420 (5.19%) | 22,254 (4.94%) | 2166 (11.01%) |
 NC | 39,889 (8.48%) | 37,678 (8.36%) | 2211 (11.24%) |
 NJ | 60,484 (12.86%) | 57,755 (12.82%) | 2729 (13.87%) |
 PA | 73,477 (15.62%) | 70,339 (15.61%) | 3138 (15.95%) |
Cancer Type | |||
 Any Cancer | 114,392 (24.33%) | 109,971 (23.99%) | 4421 (22.47%) |
 Breast Cancer | 12,698 (6.70%) | 12,020 (6.75%) | 678 (5,87%) |
 Prostate Cancer | 30,664 (10.93%) | 29,222 (10.73%) | 1442 (17.77%) |
 Colorectal Cancer | 10,300 (2.19%) | 9845 (2.19%) | 455 (2.31%) |