Table 1.
Demographic and social adjustment characteristics of the samples
| PTSD/AD | AD only | PTSD only | Full sample | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age [Mean (SD)] | 42.60 (9.79)1 | 43.69 (10.79) | 39.64 (10.46) | 42.55 (10.49) |
| Gender (% female) | 34.7 | 27.1 | 63.9 | F (2, 504) = 5.27, p = .005 36.72 |
| Race (% white) | 29.9 | 72.9 | 70.5 | χ2 (2) = 40.71, p = .000 58.42 |
| χ2 (2) = 82.80, p = .000 | ||||
| Employment (%): | ||||
| Full- or part-time | 34.9 | 84.9 | 53.3 | 61.5 |
| Student | 3.0 | 2.2 | 11.4 | 4.4 |
| Unemployed | 51.2 | 7.6 | 28.6 | 26.6 |
| Disabled/Retired | 10.8 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
| χ2 (6) = 127.60, p = .000 | ||||
| Education (%): | ||||
| High school or less | 49.1 | 41.9 | 21.9 | 40.5 |
| Some college | 35.3 | 28.0 | 35.4 | 31.9 |
| Bachelors or greater | 15.6 | 30.1 | 42.7 | 27.7 |
| χ2 (4) = 30.73, p = .000 | ||||
| Income (%): | ||||
| < $10,000/year | 19.4 | 44.8 | 6.3 | 29.2 |
| $10,000 - $30,000/year | 51.6 | 32.6 | 30.5 | 38.2 |
| >$30,000/year | 29.0 | 22.6 | 63.2 | 32.5 |
| χ2 (4) = 87.90, p = .000 | ||||
| Living arrangements (%): | ||||
| Alone | 29.7 | 17.8 | 23.7 | 23.0 |
| With partner and/or children | 28.5 | 60.4 | 58.8 | 49.3 |
| With relatives or friends | 41.8 | 21.8 | 17.5 | 27.7 |
| χ2 (4) = 46.18, p = .000 |
1
Follow-up Bonferroni show that PTSD only participants were significantly younger than the AD only participants, who did not differ in age from the PTSD/AD participants.