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Published in final edited form as: J Occup Environ Med. 2010 May;52(5):501–504. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181d5e371

Table 1.

Demographic and other Characteristics: NHIS 1986–2000 adults 18–24 years (n=121,478)

	N	Estimated US Population	Population Percent
Gender
Male	57,892	10,412,484	48.9
Female	63,585	10,881,237	51.1
Race
White	95,338	17,141,281	80.5
Black	20,055	3,017,469	14.2
Other	6,084	1,134,971	5.3
Education
< High school	25,945	4,214,313	19.9
High School	48,796	8,426,566	39.9
Some College	45,872	8,503,806	40.2
Employment status
Unemployed	42,729	7,271,649	34.2
Employed	78,748	14,022,072	65.9
Cause of death (2 years follow-up)
All-cause	367	63,022
Motor Vehicle Accident	88	14,724	24.0
Homicide	61	9,897	16.6
Suicide	48	8,410	13.1
Other	170	29,991	46.3
			Mean (SE)
Age (years)	121,478	21,293,721	21.1 (0.01)