Table 1 Demographics of Respondents Ages 18 to 30 years and the Percent of Characteristics by Individual Variables Among Those Who Use HDS
From: Factors Associated with herb and dietary supplement use by young adults in the United States
Characteristics | Total Respondents 18–30 (N = 6666) % | HDS user* (n= 1171) % | P** |
|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic variables | |||
Age, yr | <.01 | ||
18–22 | 40 | 15 | |
23–30 | 60 | 19 | |
Sex | .12 | ||
Male | 49 | 16 | |
Female | 51 | 18 | |
Race/Ethnicity | <.01 | ||
Non-Hispanic White | 64 | 19 | |
Non-Hispanic Black | 14 | 13 | |
Non-Hispanic Asian | 5 | 17 | |
Non-Hispanic Other*** | 1 | 27 | |
Hispanic | 16 | 12 | |
Education Level | <.01 | ||
< High School | 16 | 7 | |
High School Grad | 24 | 15 | |
Some College | 40 | 19 | |
College Graduate | 19 | 25 | |
Income, $ | <.01 | ||
<15,000 | 26 | 18 | |
15,000–34,999 | 24 | 21 | |
35,000–64,999 | 10 | 23 | |
≥ 65,000 | 2 | 30 | |
Did not reply | 38 | 12 | |
Lifestyle/behavioral variables | |||
Smoking Status | <.01 | ||
Current | 26 | 21 | |
Former | 9 | 24 | |
Never | 63 | 15 | |
Alcohol use in last 12 months | <.01 | ||
None | 32 | 9 | |
Infrequent/light | 44 | 21 | |
Moderate/heavy | 21 | 24 | |
Unknown drinking status | 3 | 5 | |
Physical Activity | <.01 | ||
Low | 34 | 9 | |
Moderate | 22 | 19 | |
High | 43 | 23 | |
Unknown | 2 | 6 | |
Prescription medication use | <.01 | ||
Yes | 54 | 22 | |
No | 46 | 13 | |
Over the counter medication use | <.01 | ||
Yes | 76 | 19 | |
No | 24 | 12 |