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. 2011 Jun 24;5:307–314. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S20445

Table 1.

Sample demographic characteristics

Characteristic Statistic or category Subjects N = 173
Gender Male 84 (48.6%)
Female 89 (51.4%)
Age Mean (SD) 56.6 (12.8)
Marital status Married 129 (74.6%)
Widowed 7 (4.0%)
Divorced or separated 14 (8.1%)
Single 18 (10.4%)
Other 5 (2.9%)
Racial or ethnic group White/caucasian 160 (92.5%)
Asian 9 (5.2%)
Hispanic/latino 2 (1.2%)
Native American 3 (1.7%)
Country of residence United States 138 (79.8%)
Canada 9 (5.2%)
United Kingdom 9 (5.2%)
Australia 1 (0.6%)
Other 16 (9.2%)
Education High school or secondary school certificate or equivalent 15 (8.7%)
4-year college or university degree (eg, BA, BS, BSc) or less, but more than high school or secondary school certificate or equivalent 87 (50.3%)
More than a 4-year college or university degree 71 (41.0%)
Employment status Employed 83 (48.0%)
Homemaker 7 (4.0%)
Student 1 (0.6%)
Retired 60 (34.7%)
Other 22 (12.7%)