Table 1.
Demographics of a sample with systemic lupus erythematosus (n = 378)
| % | n | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 3.5 | 13 |
| Female | 96.5 | 367 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic | 37.7 | 135 |
| African-American | 40.2 | 144 |
| Asian | 4.7 | 17 |
| White | 17.3 | 62 |
| Age (year) | ||
| <21 | 3.2 | 12 |
| 21–35 | 26.1 | 97 |
| 36–45 | 26.9 | 100 |
| 46–60 | 33.1 | 123 |
| ≥61 | 10.8 | 40 |
| Education level | ||
| High school or less | 27.4 | 102 |
| Some college | 33.9 | 126 |
| College graduate | 29 | 108 |
| Advanced degree | 9.7 | 36 |
| Employment | ||
| Part time | 12.2 | 44 |
| Full time | 24.4 | 88 |
| Unemployed | 19.4 | 70 |
| On disability | 44 | 159 |
| Insurance | ||
| Medicaid | 44.7 | 155 |
| Medicare | 17.9 | 62 |
| Private insurance | 29.1 | 101 |
| None | 8.4 | 29 |