Table 2.
Demographic Characteristics
| Men |
Women |
Total |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 49 | n = 72 | N = 121 | |
| Characteristic | |||
| Age, M (SD) | 52.9 (10.1) | 50.8 (15.0) | 51.6(13.2) |
| Education | |||
| % Did not graduate high school | 10.2 | 8.3 | 9.1 |
| % Graduated high school or GED | 20.4 | 20.8 | 20.7 |
| % Some college | 12.2 | 22.2 | 18.2 |
| % Graduated college or higher | 57.1 | 48.6 | 52.1 |
| Relationship Status** | |||
| % Single, never married | 6.1 | 20.8 | 14.9 |
| % Married | 71.4 | 34.7 | 49.6 |
| % Separated, divorced, widowed | 40.3 | 18.3 | 31.4 |
| % Unmarried, Living with partner | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Race | |||
| % Caucasian | 85.7 | 72.2 | 77.7 |
| % African American | 10.2 | 20.8 | 16.5 |
| % Hispanic | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| % American Indian or Asian | 0.0 | 2.8 | 1.7 |
| % Multiracial | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Employment** | |||
| % Unemployed | 20.4 | 45.1 | 35.0 |
| % Employed | 30.6 | 31.0 | 30.8 |
| % Retired | 49.0 | 23.9 | 34.2 |
**
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