Table 1.
Participant Characteristics (N = 227a).
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Employment | ||
| Female | 144 (64.0) | Not working | 82 (38.0) |
| Male | 78 (34.7) | Working full time | 47 (21.8) |
| Transgender | 1 (0.4) | Working part time | 41 (19.0) |
| Other | 2 (0.9) | Student | 27 (12.5) |
| Race | Retired | 5 (2.3) | |
| African American/Black | 49 (22.9) | Have disability | 4 (1.9) |
| European American/White | 23 (10.7) | Volunteering | 1 (0.5) |
| Asian American | 16 (7.8) | Other | 9 (4.2) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 5 (2.3) | Experience of houselessness | |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 2 (0.9) | No | 179 (81.4) |
| Other/Mixed race | 119 (55.6) | Yes | 41 (18.6) |
| Latine | Incomeb | ||
| Yes | 118 (53.4) | < $10,000 | 79 (45.9) |
| No | 103 (46.6) | $10,001 – 15,000 | 29 (16.9) |
| Sexual orientation | $15,001 – 19,999 | 14 (8.1) | |
| Heterosexual/Straight | 164 (78.8) | $20,000 – 29,999 | 21 (12.2) |
| Bisexual | 9 (4.3) | $30,000 – 39,999 | 11 (6.4) |
| Gay/Lesbian | 13 (6.3) | $40,000 – 49,999 | 7 (4.1) |
| Other | 22 (10.6) | $50,000 – 59,999 | 9 (5.2) |
| Born in US | $70,000 – 79,999 | 1 (0.6) | |
| No | 158 (70.2) | > $90,000 | 1 (0.6) |
| Yes | 67 (29.8) | ||
| Adult basic education program | |||
| ESOL | 74 (35.6) | ||
| General education development | 67 (32.2) | ||
| High school credit diploma | 56 (26.9) | ||
| TOEFL | 9 (4.3) | ||
| National external diploma | 2 (1.0) | ||
| Participant age M (SD) = 34.67 (13.96) years; Range of 17–81 | |||
| No. of children M (SD) = 1.69 (1.76); Range of zero-7 | |||
a
Each variable contains different levels of missingness. Percentages reflect proportions of people who answered each question as follows: Gender (n = 225), Born in US (n = 225), Latine (n = 221), Experience of Houselessness (n = 220), Employment (n = 216), Age (n = 214), Race (n = 214), ABE Program (n = 208), Sexual Orientation (n = 208), Number of children (n = 180), and Income (n = 172).
b
No participants selected income brackets of $60,000 – 69,999 or $80,000 – 89,999.