TABLE I.

Sample Demographics

Demographic (all self-identified African-American/Black)	Total sample, N (%)	Male, N (%)	Female, N (%)
Age (N = 1,385)
18–24	260 (19)	58 (11)	198 (23)
25–34	261 (19)	74 (14)	186 (22)
35–44	250 (18)	99 (19)	149 (17)
45–54	377 (27)	182 (35)	193 (23)
55–64	185 (13)	86 (17)	98 (11)
≥65	52 (4)	21 (4)	31 (4)
Education (N = 1,378)
<12th grade	354 (26)	127 (24)	227 (26)
High school graduate	527 (38)	201 (39)	326 (38)
Graduate equivalency diploma	71 (5)	27 (5)	44 (5)
Some college/technical school	274 (20)	100 (19)	174 (20)
Technical school graduate	52 (4)	16 (3)	36 (4)
College graduate	82 (6)	39 (8)	43 (5)
Graduate school	18 (1)	10 (2)	8 (1)
Employment (N = 1,380)
Currently unemployed	912 (66)	358 (69)	554 (65)
Currently employed	468 (34)	164 (31)	304 (35)
Disability (N = 1,374)
Currently receiving disability	308 (22)	142 (27)	166 (19)
Not receiving disability	1,066 (78)	376 (73)	690 (81)
Household monthly income in US$ (N = 1,351)
0–499	508 (38)	199 (38)	309 (37)
500–999	363 (27)	134 (26)	229 (27)
1,000–1,999	331 (25)	118 (23)	213 (26)
≥2,000	149 (11)	66 (13)	83 (10)