Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics for the Total Sample and for the Two Study Groups of Never-Abused and Formerly Abused Women.
| Study Groups |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic Characteristic | Total Sample (N = 112) | Never Abused (n = 46) | Formerly Abused (n = 66) | Statistics |
| Age (mean ± SD [range]) years | 32.1 ± 9.3 (18–54) | 27.8 ± 7.8 (18–52) | 35.1 ± 9.3 (19–54) | t = 4.4, p < .001 |
| X2 = 14.0, p < .01 | ||||
| Ethnicity (n [%]) | Cramer's V =.36, p < .01 | |||
| White | 42 (37.5) | 20 (43.5) | 22 (33.3) | |
| Black | 25 (22.3) | 6 (13.0) | 19 (28.8) | |
| Asian | 17 (15.2) | 12 (26.1) | 5 (7.6) | |
| Latino | 10 (8.9) | 3 (6.5) | 7 (10.6) | |
| Native American | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.5) | |
| Multiracial | 13 (11.6) | 2 (4.3) | 11 (16.7) | |
| Unknown | 4 (3.6) | 3 (6.5) | 1 (1.5) | |
| Had children (n [%]) | 42 (37.5) | 6 (14.6) | 36 (59.0) | X2 = 22.3, p < .001 |
| Educational preparation (n [%])a | X2 = 21.7, p = .001 | |||
| Some high school | 7 (6.3) | 7 (10.6) | ||
| High school grad or GED | 16 (14.2) | 2 (4.3) | 14 (21.2) | |
| Some college | 36 (32.1) | 11 (23.9) | 25 (37.9) | |
| College grad | 30 (26.8) | 17 (37.0) | 13 (19.7) | |
| Postgraduate study | 22 (19.6) | 15 (32.6) | 7 (10.6) | |
| Employed (n [%]) | 68 (60.7) | 31 (67.4) | 37 (56.1) | X2 = 1.5, p = .23 |
| Monthly income ($) | ||||
| mean | 2151 | 2657 | 1800 | |
| median (25%, 75%)b | 1325 (600, 2700) | 2000 (1000, 3909) | 1000 (576, 2200) | Z = 2.4, p = .02c |
| Global rating of health (mean ± SD [range]) | 8.4 ± 1.2 (5–10) | 8.9 ± 1.1 (6–10) | 8.0 ± 1.2(5–10) | t = 4.0, p < .001 |
| Body mass index (mean ± SD) | 27.7 ± 7.3 | 23.8 ± 3.6 | 30.4 ± 8.0 | |
| median range | 25.8 (17–52.4) | 24.0 (17–32.6) | 28.6 (18.8–52.4) | t = 5.9, p < .001 |
| 100 cigarettes---lifetime (n [%]) | 38 (33.9) | 6 (13) | 32 (48.5) | t = 4.1, p < .001 |
| Cigarette pack years (mean ± SD) | 5.4 ± 5.3 | 2.1 ± 1.7 | 6.0 ± 5.5 | t = 3.3, p < .01 |
| Lifetime trauma exposures (mean ± SD [range]) | 9.6 ± 5.8 (0–23) | 5.1 ± 3.7 (0–15) | 12.7 ± 4.8 (4–23) | t = 9.1, p < .001 |
a
N = 111.
b
N = 110.
c
Mann-Whitney U-test.