Percentage of Adults Who Reported Getting Meals in Cafeteria, Restaurants,
or Fast Food Places 3 or More Times Per Week

Subpopulation Unweighted Frequency Weighted Percentage Standard Error Lower 95% Confidence
Limit
Upper 95% Confidence
Limit
TOTAL 551 37.6 1.5 34.7 40.5
  . . . . .
SEX . . . . .
Male 269 47.0 2.4 42.3 51.7
Female 282 28.5 1.8 24.9 32.1
AGE GROUP . . . . .
18-24 years 49 42.6 6.1 30.6 54.6
25-34 years 108 46.8 6.2 34.6 59.1
35-44 years 122 33.5 7.0 19.7 47.3
45-54 years 128 41.2 2.6 36.1 46.4
55-64 years 75 42.4 5.1 32.4 52.4
65+ years 57 22.6 2.9 16.9 28.2
ETHNICITY . . . . .
Hispanic 171 20.7 1.5 17.8 23.7
Non-Hispanic 379 38.6 2.0 34.7 42.6
RACE . . . . .
White Only 255 40.1 2.1 36.0 44.2
Black Only 165 29.6 2.0 25.7 33.5
Other Race Only 113 22.1 4.0 14.2 29.9
More than One Race 16 27.5 12.3 3.4 51.5
EDUCATION . . . . .
Less than High School 52 22.6 3.7 15.2 29.9
High School Graduate or G.E.D. 136 35.1 2.6 30.1 40.1
Some College 181 39.9 4.1 31.9 47.9
College Graduate 179 41.7 3.3 35.3 48.2
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME . . . . .
Less than $15,000 31 18.9 11.9 0.0 42.2
$15,000 - $24,999 97 18.4 6.6 5.4 31.4
$25,000 - $34,999 90 37.0 8.9 19.5 54.5
$35,000 - $49,999 91 34.3 2.1 30.2 38.4
$50,000+ 191 49.0 4.1 41.0 57.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS . . . . .
Employed for Wages / Self-Employed 424 44.6 2.2 40.2 49.0
Out of Work 10 13.9 10.6 0.0 34.7
Homemaker / Student 40 25.5 7.1 11.5 39.5
Retired 66 26.4 4.1 18.2 34.5
Unable to Work 10 1.6 1.5 0.0 4.4
AVERAGE HOURS WORKED . . . . .
None 66 27.1 3.7 20.0 34.3
1-19 Hours 26 44.6 13.7 17.8 71.4
20-39 Hours 69 46.5 6.9 33.0 60.1
40 + Hours 341 43.8 2.3 39.2 48.4
MARITAL STATUS . . . . .
Married / Member of Unmarried Couple 309 39.1 1.3 36.5 41.6
Divorced / Separated 100 27.1 1.0 25.2 29.1
POPULATION DENSITY . . . . .
Frontier 8 16.6 5.5 5.8 27.3
Rural 27 23.9 4.7 14.7 33.0
Densely-settled Rural 63 33.8 3.9 26.3 41.4
Semi-urban 76 35.8 1.2 33.5 38.1
Urban 371 43.2 3.8 35.7 50.7
SELF-PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS . . . . .
Fair or Poor 80 40.9 7.9 25.4 56.3
Excellent to Good 471 36.9 2.8 31.4 42.4
DIABETES STATUS . . . . .
Has Diabetes 44 38.4 12.9 13.1 63.6
No Diabetes 505 37.1 2.1 33.0 41.3
HYPERTENSION STATUS . . . . .
Hypertension 156 36.1 3.5 29.1 43.0
No Hypertension 392 38.2 1.7 34.9 41.6
MENTAL HEALTH INDICATOR . . . . .
14+ days mental health not good 51 44.6 4.2 36.3 52.9
<14 days mental health not good 495 37.2 1.7 33.8 40.5
ASTHMA STATUS . . . . .
Current Asthma 37 38.2 10.1 18.5 58.0
No Current Asthma 511 37.2 1.4 34.4 40.0
WEIGHT CATEGORY . . . . .
Normal or Underweight (BMI <25) 170 35.4 2.3 30.8 40.0
Overweight (25 <= BMI < 30) 178 37.2 2.1 33.2 41.3
Obese (BMI >= 30) 160 45.0 2.0 41.1 48.9
RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY . . . . .
Meets Recommendation 230 36.9 2.3 32.4 41.4
Insufficient 228 42.5 2.3 38.0 47.1
No Activity 86 27.2 5.6 16.1 38.2

Numerator: Respondents reporting they typically get meals in
restaurants, cafeterias, or fast food places 3 or more times per week.
Denominator: All respondents, excluding unknowns and refusals.