Table 1

Characteristics of US adults aged 18–79 years*

19801990200020102017
No in 1000s%No in 1000s%No in 1000s%No in 1000s%No in 1000s%
(95% CI)(95% CI)(95% CI)(95% CI)(95% CI)
Estimated population size151 930NA175 234NA194 028NA219 290NA234 989NA
Age group
 18–4488 60858.3105 08260.0108 42655.9110 56050.4113 59648.3
(57.4 to 59.2)(58.9 to 61.0)(55.2 to 56.6)(49.5 to 51.3)(47.4 to 49.3)
 45–6443 53428.746 58526.660 45531.280 17336.683 44735.5
(27.9 to 29.4)(25.7 to 27.5)(30.5 to 31.8)(35.8 to 37.3)(34.7 to 36.3)
 65–7919 78813.023 56713.425 14713.028 55713.037 94516.1
(12.4 to 13.7)(12.7 to 14.2)(12.5 to 13.5)(12.5 to 13.6)(15.6 to 16.8)
Sex
 Male72 05947.484 05148.093 84548.4107 22148.9114 16648.6
(47.0 to 47.9)(47.4 to 48.6)(47.7 to 49.0)(48.1 to 49.7)(47.8 to 49.4)
 Female79 87152.691 18452.0100 18251.6112 06951.1120 82351.4
(52.1 to 53.0)(51.4 to 52.6)(51.0 to 52.3)(50.3 to 51.9)(50.6 to 52.2)
Education
 <High school43 19228.435 52020.333 02317.030 26813.826 55311.3
(27.4 to 29.5)(19.3 to 21.2)(16.4 to 17.6)(13.2 to 14.4)(10.6 to 12.0)
 High school58 87338.868 11338.958 71630.357 91226.455 98623.8
(37.8 to 39.7)(37.8 to 39.9)(29.6 to 31.0)(25.7 to 27.1)(23.0 to 24.7)
 >High school47 74931.469 94539.9100 49751.8130 24359.4151 56864.5
(30.3 to 32.5)(38.7 to 41.2)(51.0 to 52.6)(58.5 to 60.3)(63.4 to 65.6)
Race/ethnicity†‡
 Non-Hispanic white141 95273.2147 55467.3148 25963.1
(72.4 to 73.9)(66.3 to 68.3)(61.3 to 64.8)
 Non-Hispanic black21 91311.325 92811.828 23412.0
(10.7 to 11.9)(11.1 to 12.5)(11.0 to 13.1)
 Non-Hispanic Asian64273.310 2704.713 9836.0
(3.0 to 3.7)(4.4 to 5.0)(5.3 to 6.6)
 Hispanic20 96210.831 52714.438 56516.4
(10.3 to 11.3)(13.7 to 15.0)(15.0 to 17.9)
  • *Data are from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Health Interview Survey; percentages are weighted.

  • †Column percentages do not sum to 100 because other race not shown.

  • ‡Reliable data for race/ethnicity were not available until 1999.

  • NA, not applicable.