Table 3.
Characteristics of Study Population, 1998–2001
| Characteristic | Total | Black | White | Hispanic |
| N(%) | ||||
| Race | ||||
| Black | 2485(11) | |||
| White | 18947(81) | |||
| Hispanic | 2002(8) | |||
| No Insurance Coverage | 1940(8.3) | 315(12.7) | 1250(6.6) | 375(18.8) |
| Social Class* | ||||
| SCL I | 2048(8.8) | 187(7.6) | 1764(9.4) | 97(4.9) |
| SCL II | 4847(20.8) | 561(22.7) | 3893(20.6) | 393(19.7) |
| SCL III | 842(3.6) | 139(5.6) | 487(2.6) | 216(10.8) |
| SCL IV | 11641(49.9) | 879(35.6) | 9952(52.8) | 810(40.7) |
| SCL V | 639(2.7) | 112(4.5) | 440(2.3) | 87(4.4) |
| Unable to Work | 3290(14.1) | 589(23.9) | 2313(12.3) | 388(19.5) |
| Gender | ||||
| Women | 13643(58.2) | 1646(66.2) | 10799(57.0) | 1198(59.8) |
| Age | ||||
| 35–44 | 2359(10.1) | 328(13.2) | 1702(9) | 329(16.4) |
| 45–54 | 4731(20.2) | 649(26.1) | 3573(18.9) | 509(25.4) |
| 55–64 | 5839(24.9) | 694(27.9) | 4613(24.4) | 532(26.6) |
| 65–74 | 6208(26.5) | 553(22.3) | 5228(27.5) | 427(21.3) |
| 75–84 | 3710(15.8) | 231(9.3) | 3295(17.4) | 184(9.2) |
| 85+ | 587(2.5) | 30(1.2) | 536(2.8) | 21(1.1) |
| Insulin Use | 6815(29.1) | 922(37.2) | 5324(28.1) | 569(28.5) |
| Median Age at Diagnosis | 51 | 47 | 53 | 47 |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Married | 11784(50.4) | 813(32.9) | 9913(52.4) | 1058(52.9) |
| Divorced/Separated | 4266(18.2) | 730(29.6) | 3110(16.4) | 426(21.3) |
| Widowed | 5515(23.6) | 587(23.8) | 4590(24.3) | 338(16.9) |
| Single | 1820(7.8) | 340(13.8) | 1303(6.9) | 177(8.9) |
*SCL I-employed & college educated; SCL II-employed & high school graduate;
SCL III-employed & less than high school ; SCL IV-out of labor force & all levels of education; SCL V-unemployed & all levels of education.