Table 1.
Participant Demographics
| Demographic variable | Men (n=70) % (n) / M (SD) | Women (n=71) % (n) / M (SD) | χ2 / t | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 44.61 (11.77) | 44.18 (13.42) | .20 | .84 |
| Age of disability onset | 23.28 (16.30) | 21.99 (19.63) | .42 | .67 |
| Time w/ disability | 21.88 (15.56) | 21.97 (16.25) | -.03 | .97 |
| Disability since birth | 18.6 (13) | 28.2 (20) | 1.82 | .18 |
| Disability onset before 18 years old | 35.7 (25) | 45.1 (32) | 1.28 | .26 |
| Race/Ethnicity | .02a | 1.00 | ||
| Hispanic | 2.9 (2) | 4.2 (3) | ||
| White | 78.6 (55) | 78.9 (56) | ||
| Black | 15.7 (11) | 14.1 (10) | ||
| Other | 2.9 (2) | 2.8 (2) | ||
| Primary impairment | 14.90 | < .01 | ||
| Spinal Cord Injury | 61.4 (43) | 33.8 (24) | ||
| Spina Bifida/Cerebral Palsy | 12.9 (9) | 25.4 (18) | ||
| Multiple Sclerosis | 5.7 (4) | 12.7 (9) | ||
| Amputation | 5.7 (4) | 1.4 (1) | ||
| Other | 14.3 (10) | 26.8 (19) | ||
| Education | .03a | .54 | ||
| ≥High School | 18.6 (13) | 21.1 (15) | ||
| Some college/Bachelor’s degree | 41.4 (29) | 50.7 (36) | ||
| Some graduate school/Grad. degree | 27.1 (19) | 19.7 (14) | ||
| Other | 5.7 (4) | 2.8 (2) | ||
| Employment | ||||
| Employed (full/part) | 35.7 (25) | 31 (22) | .79 | .67 |
| Unemployed | 34.3 (24) | 42.3 (30) | ||
| Other (Retried, Student, Homemaker) | 21.4 (15) | 21.1 (15) |
a
Fisher’s exact probability