Table 1. Demographic characteristics.
IQR: interquartile range; TAMU: Texas A&M University; GTA: graduate teaching assistant; RA: research assistant; GA: graduate assistant
| Variables | Categories | Values (n=281) |
| Sex, n (%) | Male | 137 (49) |
| Female | 143 (51) | |
| Others | 1 (0.4) | |
| Age, median (IQR) | 26 (23–30) | |
| Race, n (%) | Black | 24 (9) |
| Asian | 157 (56) | |
| White | 57 (20) | |
| Others | 42 (15) | |
| Marital status, n (%) | Single | 207 (76) |
| Married | 57 (21) | |
| Living with a partner | 9 (3) | |
| Divorced | 1 (0.4) | |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | Hispanic/Latino/Spanish origin | 49 (18) |
| Not Hispanic/Latino/Spanish origin | 230 (82) | |
| Current educational level, n (%) | Undergraduate degree | 54 (20) |
| Masters degree | 90 (33) | |
| Doctoral degree | 128 (47) | |
| Current employment status, n (%) | Employed (20 hours/week) | 161 (59) |
| Looking for work | 5 (2) | |
| Not employed and not looking for a job | 56 (21) | |
| Unable to work | 37 (14) | |
| Retired | 13 (4) | |
| Are you currently being funded by the university? n (%) | Funded, GA (teaching or research) | 119 (44) |
| Funded, TAMU scholarship | 34 (13) | |
| External funding only | 21 (8) | |
| Not funded | 79 (29) | |
| GTA/RA and external funding | 1 (0.4) | |
| GTA/RA and TAMU scholarship | 12 (4) | |
| TAMU scholarship and external funding | 4 (1) | |
| GA/TAMU scholarship/external funding | 1 (0.4) | |
| 4-level annual family income categories, n (%) | $0–$10,000 | 35 (13) |
| $10,001–$25,000 | 103 (38) | |
| $25,001–$40,000 | 51 (19) | |
| $40,000 and above | 77 (29) | |
| Do you have a support group? n (%) | Yes | 136 (55) |
| No | 113 (45) |