Table III.
Demographic characteristics of CHAs who completed a profileab compared with the Uniontown communityc
| CHA, n | CHA, % | Uniontown, % | |
| Sex (n = 19) | |||
| Female | 16 | 84.2 | 57.8 |
| Male | 3 | 15.8 | 42.2 |
| Race: African-American | 19 | 100 | 88.2 |
| Age 40+ years (n = 18) | 9 | 50.0 | Age 35+ years = 41.3% |
| Highest grade completed (n = 19) | |||
| Middle school | 2 | 10.5 | 27.2 |
| High school | 6 | 31.6 | 23.5 |
| Some college | 6 | 31.6 | d |
| Technical school | 5 | 26.3 | d |
| Marital status (n = 16) | |||
| Currently married | 5 | 31.3 | 31.6 |
| Household income, $ (n = 17) | |||
| 0–9999 | 9 | 52.9 | 41.5 |
| 10 000–19 999 | 4 | 23.5 | d |
| 20 000–29 999 | 3 | 17.7 | d |
| 30 000–39 999 | 1 | 5.9 | d |
a
Not all CHAs completed every question of the profile.
b
Occupations of CHAs included home health attendant, machine operator, writer/photographer, teacher, outreach worker, bus driver, recreation director, AmeriCorp Volunteers in Service to America volunteer, telecommunications operator, nursing home worker, student, homemaker, cashier and nun.
c
U.S. Bureau of the Census. Census 2000.
d
Not available in this form in census database.