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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Sleep Med. 2012 Oct;10(4):235–249. doi: 10.1080/15402002.2012.654548

Table 1.

Characteristics of the Sample

Variable All (N=7093) Non-Hispanic White (N=6469) Black/African-American (N=624) P
Age
Mean (Standard Deviation) 50.9 (15.6) 51.3 (15.6) 47.5 (15.2) 0.02
Sleep Disturbance
Yes (%) 18.86 18.36 24.04 0.47
Daytime Fatigue
Yes (%) 21.33 20.93 25.48 0.72
Perceived Racism
Worse (%) 4.78 3.25 20.67 <0.001
Sex
Female (%) 60.59 59.92 67.63 0.44
Education
Less than High School (%) 5.85 5.15 13.14 0.002
High School Graduate (%) 31.71 31.78 30.93
Some College (%) 30.31 30.16 31.89
College Graduate (%) 32.13 32.91 24.04
Income
< $10,000 (%) 3.09 2.63 7.85 <0.001
$10,000–$15,000 (%) 4.54 4.14 8.65
$15,000–$20,000 (%) 5.94 5.38 11.7
$20,000–$25,000 (%) 9.25 8.55 16.51
$25,000–$35,000 (%) 15.49 15.38 16.67
$35,000–$50,000 (%) 17.86 18.24 13.94
$50,000–$75,000 (%) 19.77 20.44 12.82
$75,000 + (%) 24.07 25.24 11.86
Employment
Employed (%) 54.41 55.08 47.44 <0.001
Self-Employed (%) 7.6 7.73 6.25
Unemployed <1 Year (%) 2.02 1.86 3.69
Unemployed >1 Year (%) 2.06 1.70 5.77
Homemaker (%) 6.82 7.08 4.17
Student (%) 1.89 1.76 3.21
Retired (%) 20.46 20.82 16.67
Unable to Work (%) 4.75 3.97 12.82
Marital Status
Married 64.83% 67.16% 43.36% <0.001
Divorced 8.97% 8.55% 12.84%
Widowed 5.23% 5.27% 4.89%
Separated 1.06% 0.88% 2.66%
Never Married 16.96% 15.28% 32.41%
Unmarried 2.94% 2.85% 3.85%
Depressed Mood
Mean (Standard Deviation) 1.25 (2.92) 1.20 (2.86) 1.71 (3.46) 0.10