Table 1.
Description of the sample of participants
| Characteristic | % | Characteristic | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (N=289) | Religion (N=288) | ||
|
| |||
| Male | 56.4 | Catholic | 14.2 |
| Female | 43.6 | Jewish | 1.7 |
| Marital status (N=288)
|
Liberal Protestant | 13.2 | |
| Married | 24.7 | Conservative Protestant | 40.6 |
| Separated | 6.9 | Other | 23.2 |
| Divorced | 36.5 | None | 6.9 |
| Widowed | 2.1 | Religious importance (N=287)
|
|
| Never Married | 29.9 | Very | 43.9 |
| Racial/ethnic background (N=289)
|
Somewhat | 31.4 | |
| White | 88.9 | Not really | 13.2 |
| African-American | 6.9 | Not at all | 11.5 |
| Hispanic | 1.4 | Education level (N=288)
|
|
| Other | 2.8 | Less than high school | 4.9 |
| Income relative to US median (N=287)
|
High school graduate | 15.3 | |
| Same or above | 36.2 | Some college | 41.0 |
| Below | 63.8 | College graduate | 37.5 |
| Employment status (N=289)
|
Other | 1.4 | |
| Work full-time | 53.6 | City size/type (N=283)
|
|
| Work part-time | 10.4 | Metro with > 50,000 | 87.3 |
| Retired | 8.7 | Metro with < 50,000 | 6.4 |
| Homemaker | 5.9 | Non-metro | 6.4 |
| Other | 21.5 | State of residence (N=284)
|
|
| Tennessee | 98.2 | ||
| Non-Tennessee | 1.8 | ||