|  | Unemployment quartile | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Total | 1st(0.70–3.85) | 2nd(3.86–4.89) | 3rd(4.90–6.33) | 4th(6.33–29.88) |
Observations | 73,964 | 18,596 | 18,169 | 18,662 | 18,537 |
Demographics (% or mean) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male (%) | 92.5 | 92.3 | 92.3 | 93.0 | 92.3 |
White (%) | 88.5 | 92.3 | 88.8 | 87.7 | 85.2 |
Black (%) | 6.7 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 8.4 |
Age in years (SD) | 59.27 (14.76) | 58.33 (14.92) | 59.41 (14.69) | 59.86 (14.66) | 59.48 (14.71) |
Over 65 (%) | 39.7 | 37.4 | 39.8 | 41.2 | 40.4 |
Married (%) | 63.7 | 65.3 | 64.6 | 63.1 | 61.8 |
# Children under 18 (SD) | 0.37 (0.88) | 0.38 (0.90) | 0.37 (0.86) | 0.36 (0.87) | 0.37 (0.89) |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  < High school (%) | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 7.6 |
 High school (%) | 29.2 | 28.1 | 28.9 | 29.4 | 30.5 |
 Attended college (%) | 29.7 | 29.0 | 29.3 | 29.6 | 30.8 |
 Completed college (%) | 34.6 | 37.0 | 35.5 | 34.7 | 31.2 |
Employed (%) | 40.3 | 44.5 | 41.2 | 38.8 | 36.8 |
Income | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  < $25,000 (%) | 24.5 | 22.2 | 22.5 | 24.7 | 28.8 |
  > = $25,000–$50,000 (%) | 36.0 | 35.6 | 35.6 | 35.9 | 36.8 |
  > = $50,000–$75,000 (%) | 18.7 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 18.9 | 17.1 |
  > = $75,000 (%) | 20.8 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 20.6 | 17.3 |
Behavioral characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Vigorous exercise (%) | 76.7 | 77.0 | 77.1 | 76.9 | 75.9 |
Smoking status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Current smoker (%) | 21.2 | 20.7 | 20.6 | 21.3 | 22.4 |
 Former smoker (%) | 44.8 | 44.3 | 45.3 | 45.5 | 44.1 |
 Never smoked (%) | 33.9 | 35.0 | 34.0 | 33.2 | 33.5 |
Self reported health | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Excellent (%) | 18.7 | 20.3 | 19.1 | 18.3 | 17.2 |
 Very Good (%) | 31.2 | 33.1 | 32.0 | 30.3 | 29.5 |
 Good (%) | 31.2 | 30.2 | 30.9 | 32.1 | 31.7 |
 Fair (%) | 12.9 | 11.2 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 14.6 |
 Poor (%) | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 7.0 |
# Physical poor health days (SD) | 4.15 (8.96) | 3.73 (8.51) | 4.00 (8.82) | 4.26 (9.07) | 4.62 (9.41) |
# Mental poor health days (SD) | 2.56 (7.05) | 2.29 (6.61) | 2.42 (6.89) | 2.67 (7.21) | 2.88 (7.44) |
Body mass index (Category) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Underweight (%) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
 Normal (%) | 28.7 | 30.0 | 28.8 | 28.5 | 27.5 |
 Overweight (%) | 47.0 | 47.1 | 47.1 | 46.9 | 47.0 |
 Obese (30 < = BMI < 40) (%) | 21.9 | 20.7 | 21.9 | 22.2 | 22.9 |
 Severely obese |  |  |  |  |  |
 (BMI > = 40) (%) | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
County variables | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
# VA facilities (SD) | 0.89 (1.12) | 0.69 (0.85) | 0.86 (0.88) | 1.08 (1.18) | 0.94 (1.43) |
Unemployment rate (SD) | 5.26 (2.20) | 3.02 (0.59) | 4.36 (0.29) | 5.55 (0.41) | 8.08 (2.20) |
Time effects | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Year =2000 (%) | 22.7 | 51.4 | 20.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
Year =2003 (%) | 34.6 | 20.2 | 35.4 | 39.9 | 42.9 |
Year = 2004 (%) | 42.7 | 28.5 | 43.6 | 50.5 | 48.2 |
Receiving VA care | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
All health care from VA (%) | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.8 |
Some health care from VA (%) | 9.5 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 9.5 |
No health care from VA (%) | 82.6 | 83.9 | 82.7 | 81.9 | 81.8 |