Table 2.
Respondent Characteristics (n=399)
| Age—mean±SD (years) | |
| All | 47.2 (±15.4) |
| Male | 46.8 (±14.7) |
| Female | 47.4 (±15.7) |
| Gender—% female | 68.3 |
| Race (%) | |
| White/Caucasian | 65.9 |
| African American | 28.8 |
| Other | 5.3 |
| Education (%) | |
| Less than high school | 5.5 |
| High school graduate | 30.9 |
| Some college | 27.5 |
| College graduate | 22.8 |
| Beyond college | 13.3 |
| Family income % | |
| < $20,000 | 11.8 |
| $20,000–34,999 | 16.3 |
| $35,000–60,000 | 31.0 |
| > $60,000 | 25.9 |
| Refused | 15.0 |
| Employment (%) | |
| Full time | 57.1 |
| Part time | 9.9 |
| Unemployed | 17.3 |
| Retired/disabled | 15.6 |
| Marital status (%) | |
| Married | 57.4 |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 25.9 |
| Never married | 16.6 |
| Reported health status (%) | |
| Excellent | 14.8 |
| Very good | 38.2 |
| Good | 30.9 |
| Fair | 12.3 |
| Poor | 3.8 |
| Type of health insurance (%) | |
| Government-provided indemnity | 18 |
| Commercial indemnity | 16 |
| Managed care plan | 47 |
| Not characterized or no response | 19 |