Table 3.
Demographic Characteristics (N = 90)
| Characteristics | Total % N = 90 |
Female % N = 67 |
Male % N = 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 51.6% | 34 (50.7%) | 14 (60.9%) |
| Married | 23.7% | 16 (23.9%) | 6 (26.1%) |
| Divorced | 16.1% | 14 (20.9%) | 1 (4.3%) |
| Separated | 1.1% | 1 (1.5%) | |
| Widowed | 2.2% | 1 (1.5%) | 1 (4.3%) |
| Other | 2.2% | 1 (1.5%) | 1 (4.3%) |
| Educational level | |||
| Less than high school | 6.5% | 3 (4.5%) | 3 (13%) |
| High school diploma/GED | 15.1% | 11 (16.4%) | 3 (13%) |
| Some college | 48.4% | 36 (53.7%) | 9 (39.1%) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 19.4% | 12 (17.9%) | 6 (26.1%) |
| Graduate degree | 7.5% | 1 (7.5%) | 2 (8.7%) |
| Annual household income | |||
| Less than $10,000 | 32.3% | 23 (34.3%) | 7 (30.4%) |
| $10,000–$19,000 | 23.7% | 15 (22.4%) | 7 (30.4%) |
| $20,000–$34,000 | 9.7% | 7 (10.4%) | 2 (8.7%) |
| $35,000–$49,000 | 9.7% | 6 (9%) | 3 (13%) |
| $50,000–$60,000 | 7.5% | 6 (9%) | 1 (4.3%) |
| More than $60,000 | 14% | 10 (14.9%) | 3 (13%) |
| Sickle cell disease genotype | |||
| HbSS | 47.3% | 32 (42.9%) | 12 (52.2%) |
| HbSC | 31.2% | 20 (30.8%) | 9 (42.9%) |
| Sickle Beta Thalassemia | 14% | 13 (20%) | |
| Other | 1.1% | 1 (1.1%) | |
| Missing | 2 | ||
| Hospitalization in previous year | |||
| 0 | 20.4% | 15 (22.4%) | 4 (17.4%) |
| 1 | 21.5% | 14 (20.9%) | 6 (26.1%) |
| 2 | 21.5% | 16 (23.9%) | 4 (17.4%) |
| 3 | 8.6% | 3 (4.5%) | 5 (21.7%) |
| 4 | 6.5% | 6 (9%) | |
| 5 | 5.4% | 3 (4.5%) | 2 (8.7%) |
| 6 | 4.3% | 3 (4.5%) | 1 (4.3%) |
| 7 | 1.1% | 1 (1.5%) | |
| 8 | 1.1% | 1 (1.5%) | |
| 9 | |||
| 10 | 6.5% | 1 (4.3%) | |
| Hospitalization based on genotype | 12 (57.1%) | ||
| HbSS | 51.2% | 32 (49.2%) | |
| HbSC | 33.7% | 20 (30.8%) | 9 (42.3%) |
| Sickle Beta Thalassemia | 15.1% | 13 (20%) |