Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the Study Population

Continuous variables
U.S.-born N = 8705
Foreign-born N = 4306

Age
Mean = 45.86, Median = 45.00, SD = 10.67
Mean = 47.00, Median = 47.00, SD = 10.32
Proportion of residents of the neighborhood below the poverty line the neighborhood.
Mean = 0.18, Median = 0.15, SD = 0.11
Mean = 0.22, Median = 0.20, SD = 0.11
Proportion of residents in the neighborhood who are foreign-born
Mean = 0.29, Median = 0.26, SD = 0.14
Mean = 0.41, Median = 0.41, SD = 0.16
Proportion of households in the neighborhood that are linguistically isolated
Mean = 0.12, Median = 0.9, SD = 0.09
Mean = 0.19, Median = 0.19, SD = 0.11
Categorical variables
N, (row %)
N, (row %)
Gender


     Female
5,452 (64.66)
2,980 (35.34)
     Male
3,253 (71.04)
1,326 (28.96)
Race and Ethnicity


     Asian
96 (6.27)
1,434 (93.73)
     Black – African American
1,737 (95.39)
84 (4.61)
     Black – Caribbean
76 (11.91)
562 (88.09)
     Caucasian
5,424 (88.28)
720 (11.72)
     Hispanic
1,200 (45.87)
1,416 (54.13)
     Other
172 (65.65)
90 (34.35)
Education


     Less than High School
96 (13.28)
627 (86.72)
     Some High School
533 (57.37)
396 (42.63)
     High School Graduate
1,989 (68.93)
894 (31.07)
     Vocational School
121 (40.33)
179 (59.67)
     Some College
2,108 (75.61)
680 (24.39)
     College Graduate
2,075 (67.48)
1,000 (32.52)
     Graduate School
1,789 (77.15)
530 (22.85)

Park et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:19   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-5-19