Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics for the World Trade Center Disaster Study by Race/Ethnicity (N = 2180)^†

	% White	% African American	% Dominican	% Puerto Rican	% Other Latino	χ2 (p–value)*
Gender
Male	48.4	42	45.7	40.1	48.7	10.2 (.221)
Female	51.6	58	54.3	59.9	51.3
Age
18−29	18	29.7	47.8	31.4	39.5	90.7 (< .001)
30+	82	70.3	52.2	68.6	60.5
Education
Less Than College Graduate	42.1	73.7	79.5	83.7	74.9	277.5 (< .001)
College Graduate	57.9	26.3	20.5	16.3	25.1
Marital Status
Not Married	45.5	64.1	62	62.5	48.7	66.5 (< .001)
Married	54.5	35.9	38	37.5	51.3
Yearly Household Income
Less than $30,000	17.1	39.2	53.5	40.8	42.2	161.4 (< .001)
$30,000+	82.9	60.8	46.5	59.2	57.8
Immigrant Status
Born in U.S.	83.2	62.4	34.4	72	25.8	362.3 (< .001)
Born outside U.S.	16.8	37.6	65.7	28	74.2
Church Attendance
Less Than Once a Week	71.4	62.7	54.3	62.4	58.6	29.6 (.003)
Once a Week or More	28.6	37.3	45.7	37.6	41.4
(n =)	(1015)	(606)	(114)	(256)	(189)

^*All differences by race/ethnicity were significant (p <.005), except for gender.

^†All percentages are weighted; n's are unweighted.