Table 1.
| Participant Characteristics | n (359) | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| 40–49 | 60 | 17 |
| 50–64 | 192 | 54 |
| 65–74 | 107 | 30 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 90 | 25 |
| Female | 269 | 75 |
| Race | ||
| White | 251 | 70 |
| Black | 97 | 27 |
| American Indian | 5 | 1 |
| Asian | 6 | 2 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic | 345 | 97 |
| Hispanic | 10 | 3 |
| Education | ||
| Up to 11 years | 27 | 4 |
| 12 years (high school graduate or GED) | 76 | 21 |
| Some college experience | 124 | 35 |
| 4 or more years of college | 132 | 37 |
| REALM reading levels | ||
| 3’rd Grade and Below | 1 | 0.3 |
| 4’th to 6’th Grade | 7 | 2 |
| 7’th to 8’th Grade | 36 | 12 |
| High School | 315 | 88 |
| TOFLHA | ||
| Inadequate literacy | 2 | <1 |
| Marginal | 8 | 2 |
| Adequate | 349 | 97 |
| WRAT-Arithmetic Grade Levels | ||
| 1’st grade | 1 | <1 |
| 2’nd grade | 1 | <1 |
| 3’rd grade | 5 | 1 |
| 4’th grade | 13 | 4 |
| 5’th grade | 30 | 8 |
| 6’th grade | 51 | 14 |
| 7’th grade | 49 | 14 |
| 8’th grade | 35 | 10 |
| High School | 132 | 37 |
| Post High School | 42 | 12 |