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. 2023 Oct 5;18(10):e0287766. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287766

Table 3. Summary of general characteristics in the sample.

Statistic or Category All Respondents (N = 350)
All respondents
Age (in years) Mean (SD) 42.71 (10.27)
Gender Female 168 (48%)
Male 182 (52%)
Other or prefer not to answer 0 (0%)
Marital Status Single/never married 25 (7.14%)
Married/living as married 317 (90.17%)
Divorced or separated 6 (1.71%)
Widowed/surviving partner 1 (0.29%)
Other 1 (0.29%)
Ethnicity Hispanic, Latino or Spanish Origin 57 (16.29%)
Not Hispanic, Latino or Spanish Origin 293 (83.71%)
Racial groups (Select all that apply) American Indian or Alaskan Native 5 (1.43%)
Asian 5 (1.43%)
African American 22 (6.29%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 (0.29%)
White 331 (94.57%)
Other 3 (0.86%)
Education Some high school 3 (0.86%)
High school or equivalent 13 (3.71%)
Some college but no degree 22 (6.29%)
Technical school 4 (1.14%)
Associate’s degree or 2-year college degree 30 (8.57%)
4-year college degree 116 (33.14%)
Some graduate school but no degree 7 (2.00%)
Graduate or professional degree 155 (44.29%)
Employment (Select all that apply) Employed with hourly pay full time 185 (52.86%)
Employed with salary full time 107 (30.57%)
Employed with hourly pay part time 6 (1.71%)
Employed with salary part time 4 (1.14%)
Self-employed 14 (4.00%)
Homemaker 3 (0.86%)
Student 2 (0.57%)
Retired 15 (4.29%)
Volunteer work 0 (0%)
Other 0 (0%)
Not working but looking for a job 3 (0.86%)
Not working and NOT looking for a job 8 (2.29%)
Unable to work or on disability 7 (2%)

Note 1: Percentages do not include missing responses in the denominator

Note 2: Percentages may not add to 100% when participants were allowed to select more than one answer.