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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Compr Psychiatry. 2011 Dec 5;53(6):657–665. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2011.10.002

Table 1.

Sample Characteristics by Racial/Ethnic Group

White
(N=7587)		 Black
(N=6238)		 Latino
(N=3620)		 Asian
(N=2284)		 Full Sample
(N=19729)		 P-Value
%  95% CI    %  95% CI    %  95% CI    %  95% CI    %  95% CI   
Male 47.4 [45.4–49.5] 44.3 [42.8–45.7] 51.8 [48.8–54.8] 47.4 [45.1–49.6] 47.6 [46.1–49.1] 0.0027
Age 0.0001
 18–29 20.1 [17.7–22.7] 25.5 [23.6–27.4] 35.6 [33.2–38.1] 26.6 [23.9–29.6] 22.9 [21.0–24.8]
 30–44 27.7 [25.8–29.6] 34.6 [33.1–36.2] 35.9 [34.1–37.8] 35.6 [32.4–39.0] 29.8 [28.3–31.3]
 45–64 33.6 [30.7–36.6] 28.4 [26.5–30.3] 20.7 [18.9–22.7] 27.8 [25.5–30.2] 31.2 [29.0–33.5]
 65+ 18.7 [16.5–21.1] 11.6 [10.4–12.9] 7.7 [  6.2–  9.6] 9.9 [  7.2–13.5] 16.2 [14.6–17.9]
Marital Status 0.0001
 Married/Cohabitating 59.8 [57.3–62.2] 41.4 [39.5–43.2] 62.2 [59.6–64.6] 68.9 [65.6–71.9] 58.4 [56.5–60.2]
 Divorced/Separated/Widowed 20.6 [19.3–22.0] 26.0 [24.6–27.4] 14.7 [12.8–16.8] 8.6 [  7.0–10.4] 20.0 [19.0–21.0]
 Never Married 19.6 [17.2–22.1] 32.6 [30.4–35.0] 23.2 [21.0–25.5] 22.6 [20.1–25.2] 21.6 [19.9–23.5]
Education 0.0001
 0–11 years 13.2 [11.4–15.2] 23.8 [21.7–25.9] 42.6 [39.3–46.0] 14.7 [12.1–17.8] 18.0 [16.6–19.6]
 12 years 31.4 [28.7–34.2] 37.4 [35.6–39.3] 27.4 [25.4–29.6] 17.3 [15.1–19.7] 31.0 [29.0–33.0]
 13–15 years 28.6 [26.7–30.7] 24.4 [22.8–26.1] 19.8 [17.7–22.2] 25.3 [22.6–28.2] 27.0 [25.6–28.4]
 ≥ 16 years 26.8 [24.1–29.6] 14.4 [12.6–16.4] 10.1 [  8.6–11.9] 42.7 [38.9–46.6] 24.0 [22.1–26.1]
Family Income 0.0001
 Less than $19999 18.5 [16.6–20.6] 35.2 [32.6–37.9] 34.8 [30.8–38.9] 21.2 [18.5–24.3] 22.5 [21.0–24.1]
 $20000–34999 15.3 [13.8–16.9] 22.3 [20.9–23.8] 19.9 [17.8–22.3] 9.7 [  8.2–11.3] 16.4 [15.2–17.6]
 $35000–69999 33.3 [31.5–35.1] 28.5 [26.8–30.3] 25.1 [22.1–28.3] 25.9 [23.2–28.9] 31.4 [30.0–32.9]
 $70000+ 32.9 [30.0–36.0] 14.0 [12.0–16.2] 20.2 [18.1–22.5] 43.1 [39.8–46.5] 29.7 [27.6–31.8]
Region 0.0001
 Northeast 21.4 [15.0–29.5] 18.3 [16.4–20.3] 15.5 [13.2–18.2] 15.3 [  9.7–23.2] 20.1 [15.3–25.9]
 Midwest 26.5 [22.2–31.2] 17.8 [14.8–21.2] 9.1 [  6.3–13.0] 8.8 [  5.7–13.3] 22.6 [19.7–25.9]
 South 32.8 [27.3–38.8] 54.9 [51.0–58.7] 31.9 [24.8–39.8] 8.6 [  5.7–12.9] 34.1 [30.0–38.5]
 West 19.3 [14.8–24.9] 9.1 [  7.6–10.8] 43.5 [36.5–50.8] 67.3 [58.8–74.8] 23.2 [19.6–27.1]

NOTE: Cross-tabulations were run to calculate the prevalence of sample characteristics by race/ethnic group. Estimates are weighted to account for sampling design. P-values are based on Rao-Scott corrected Pearson likelihood ratio statistics.