Table 1.
Selected demographic characteristics of study participants (n=30)
| Participant Characteristic | Whites (n=20) |
African Americans (n=10) |
All participants (n=30) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | |||
| Age group (years) | |||
| 40–50 | 0 (0%) | 2 (20%) | 2 (6.7%) |
| 51–60 | 11 (55%) | 5 (50%) | 16 (53.3%) |
| 61–70 | 9 (45%) | 3 (30%) | 12 (40.0%) |
| mean (SD) | 60.3 (5.07) | 58.2 (7.04) | 59.6 (5.76) |
| Education | |||
| ≥High school | 3 (15%) | 4 (40%) | 7 (23.3%) |
| Some college | 5 (25%) | 3 (30%) | 8 (26.7%) |
| Completed college (4-year degree) | 5 (25%) | 2 (20%) | 7 (23.3%) |
| Advanced degree (MS, PhD, MD, JD) | 7 (35%) | 1 (10%) | 8 (26.7%) |
| Employment | |||
| Full-time | 11 (55%) | 6 (60%) | 17 (56.7%) |
| Part-time | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3.3%) |
| Self-employed | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3.3%) |
| Retired | 6 (35%) | 4 (40%) | 10 (22.3%) |
| Unemployed | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3.3%) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 18 (90%) | 8 (80%) | 26 (86.7%) |
| Single/Never married | 2 910%) | 2 (20%) | 4 (13.3%) |