TABLE 1.
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.