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. 2009 Aug;18(8):1245–1257. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1202

Table 1.

Sample Characteristics

 
Number (%) of Individualsa
 
 
 
NC
SC
CC
Control
 
 
 
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
p valueb,c
Characteristic (n = 84) (n = 84) (n = 86) (n = 86) (n = 85) (n = 85) (n = 86) (n = 86) Group Sex
Employed 57 (67.9) 73 (86.9) 60 (70.6) 81 (94.2) 59 (69.4) 69 (82.1) 60 (69.8) 73 (84.9) 0.464 0.001
History of depression, anxiety, or grief 45 (53.6) 22 (26.2) 42 (48.8) 22 (25.6) 42 (49.4) 20 (23.5) 38 (44.2) 23 (26.7) 0.855 0.001
Education                 0.763 0.223
 ≤12 years 12 (14.3) 7 (8.3) 7 (8.1) 12 (14) 7 (8.2) 12 (15.3) 6 (7.0) 12 (14)    
 Some college 12 (14.3) 23 (27.4) 25 (29.1) 24 (27.9) 22 (25.9) 20 (23.5) 26 (30.2) 26 (30.2)    
 College graduate 28 (33.3) 36 (42.9) 29 (33.7) 29 (33.7) 34 (40) 23 (27.1) 29 (33.7) 32 (37.2)    
 Graduate degree 32 (38.1) 18 (21.4) 25 (29.1) 21 (24.4) 22 (25.9) 29 (34.1) 25 (29.1) 16 (18.6)    
Ethnicity/race                 0.463 0.520
 Native American 3 (3.6) 1 (1.2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (1.2) 4 (4.7) 0 (0)    
 Black 2 (2.4) 5 (6) 3 (3.5) 2 (2.4) 5 (6) 4 (4.7) 3 (3.5) 5 (5.8)    
 Asian/Pacific Islander 5 (6) 2 (2.4) 6 (7.1) 5 (5.9) 6 (7.1) 8 (9.4) 4 (4.7) 4 (4.7)    
 Hispanic 3 (3.6) 5 (6) 3 (3.5) 2 (2.4) 3 (3.6) 1 (1.2) 2 (2.3) 3 (3.5)    
 White 71 (84.5) 71 (84.5) 73 (85.9) 76 (89.4) 70 (83.3) 71 (83.5) 73 (84.9) 74 (86)    
 Missing 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)    
Income                 0.086 0.773
 0–20 K 12 (14.3) 8 (9.6) 7 (8.2) 6 (7.1) 11 (12.9) 12 (14.1) 9 (10.5) 12 (14)    
 21–50 K 18 (21.4) 21 (25.3) 18 (21.2) 19 (22.4) 18 (21.2) 15 (17.6) 22 (25.6) 23 (26.7)    
 51–90 K 24 (28.6) 24 (28.9) 37 (43.5) 35 (41.2) 37 (43.5) 35 (41.2) 32 (37.2) 24 (27.9)    
 91 K plus 30 (35.7) 30 (36.1) 23 (27.1) 25 (29.4) 19 (22.4) 23 (27.1) 23 (26.7) 27 (31.4)    
 Missing 0 (0) 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)    
Age, mean (SD) 32.7 (6.4) 33.8 (6.8) 32.0 (5.3) 33.8 (6.3) 32.5 (5.8) 34.1 (6.2) 32.5 (6.5) 34.0 (7.7) 0.938 0.002
Days since loss at baseline, mean (SD) 29.1 (22.7) 30.8 (23.1) 30.7 (24.2) 32.7 (25.5) 28.3 (19.5) 30.5 (20.9) 32.7 (22.8) 34.5 (25.4) 0.330 0.277
a

Unless otherwise indicated.

b

p value from chi-square if categorical or binary data; from F test if interval data.

c

No significant interactions between group and sex.