Table 1.
Means and Standard Deviations for Major Variables: Comparison Among Whole Sample, Church Members, and Nonmembers
| African-American Women, Whole Sample | African-American Women, Church Members | African-American Women, Nonmembers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | |
| Age, y | 678 | 38.0 (16.6) | 389 | 40.4 (17)* | 288 | 35.48 (15.398) |
| Education, y | 675 | 12 (2.09) | 389 | 12.3 (2.2)† | 285 | 11.80 (1.903) |
| Income | 678 | $14,000/y (—) | 389 | $12,000/y* (—) | 288 | $8,000/y (—) |
| Physical functioning | 677 | 7.44 (3.27) | 388 | 7.24 (3.35) | 288 | 7.69 (3.134) |
| Never married | 677 | 0.41 (0.49) | 389 | 0.339 (0.474)* | 287 | 0.509 (0.501) |
| Living with partner | 677 | 0.11 (0.314) | 389 | 0.10 (0.297) | 287 | 0.129 (0.336) |
| Widowed | 677 | 0.010 (0.295) | 389 | 0.11 (0.307) | 287 | 0.084 (0.277) |
| Separated/divorced | 677 | 0.174 (0.380) | 389 | 0.208 (0.407)† | 287 | 0.125 (0.332) |
| Church attendance | 675 | 1.56 (0.453) | 389 | 3.70 (1.03) | 287 | — |
| Prayer | 675 | 5.48 (0.925) | 389 | 5.62 (0.735) | 286 | 5.30 (1.108) |
| Faith | 677 | 3.78 (0.498) | 389 | 3.89 (0.308) | 288 | 3.61 (0.642) |
| Global health | 677 | 3.29 (1.043) | 388 | 3.28 (1.059) | 288 | 3.31 (1.024) |
| Depressive symptoms | 678 | 1.49 (0.389) | 389 | 1.48 (0.393) | 288 | 1.51 (0.383) |
| Asthma or arthritis § | 678 | 0.310 (0.462) | 389 | 0.342 (0.475)‡ | 288 | 0.264 (0.442) |
| Diabetes or hypertension | 678 | 0.27 (0.445) | 389 | 0.316 (0.466)† | 288 | 0.212 (0.409) |
*
Results of t test comparing church members and nonmembers significant at P ≤ .0001.
†
Results of t test comparing church members to nonmembers, significant at P ≤ .001.
‡
Results of t test comparing church members to nonmembers, significant at P ≤ .01.
§
Several different indicators of chronic conditions were used in the analyses (see Methods for more detail). The indicators shown here are those that were strongly associated with selected independent variables.