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. 2011 Aug;101(8):1420–1428. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.300076

TABLE 1.

Characteristics of Street-Intercept Sample of African American Adults Living in Central Harlem, New York City, 2004–2005

Characteristics No. (%) or Mean (SD)
Black, non-Hispanic race/ethnicity 118 (100)
Gender
    Men 49 (42)
    Women 69 (59)
Age, y 45.9 (14.7)
    18–35 28 (24)
    36–55 61 (52)
    > 55 29 (25)
Marital status
    Married or common law 24 (20)
    Separated, divorced, or widowed 30 (25)
    Single, never married 64 (54)
No. of children 2.2 (2.2)
    None 31 (26)
    1–2 48 (41)
    3–4 21 (18)
    ≥5 18 (15)
Education
    Some high school 34 (29)
    High school or GED 41 (35)
    Some college 24 (20)
    Associate's degree or technical college 6 (5)
    ≥ bachelor's degree 13 (11)
Employment status
    Working full time 30 (25)
    Working part time 27 (23)
    Not working—ill or disabled 28 (24)
    Not working—retired 12 (10)
    Not working—other 21 (18)
Personal yearly income
    < $10 000 48 (41)
    $10 000–$19 999 26 (22)
    $20 000–$34 999 23 (20)
    $35 000–$49 999 10 (9)
    ≥$50 000 10 (9)

Note. GED = general equivalency diploma.