Table 2.
Sample Characteristics by Race (n = 2,878)
| Race | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Black, n (%) | White, n (%) | Statistic | df | p valuea |
| Total | 1,008 (35.0) | 1,870 (65.0) | |||
| Region | |||||
| Northeast | 265 (26.3) | 343 (18.3) | χ² = 184.17 | 3 | <.001 |
| South | 501 (49.7) | 640 (34.2) | |||
| Midwest | 131 (13.0) | 273 (14.6) | |||
| West | 111 (11.0) | 614 (32.8) | |||
| Age (Mean ± SD) | 69.9±7.5 | 71.3±7.9 | t = −4.44 | 2,876 | <.001 |
| Sex | |||||
| Men | 376 (37.3) | 746 (39.9) | χ² = 1.85 | 1 | .174 |
| Women | 632 (62.7) | 1,124 (60.1) | |||
| Marital Status | |||||
| Married | 318 (31.8) | 986 (52.8) | χ² = 115.67 | 1 | <.001 |
| Not married | 682 (68.2) | 882 (47.2) | |||
| Education | |||||
| 0–11 years | 456 (45.2) | 446 (23.9) | χ² = 144.28 | 3 | <.001 |
| 12 years | 276 (27.4) | 658 (35.2) | |||
| 13–15 years | 127 (12.6) | 403 (21.6) | |||
| ≥16 years | 149 (14.8) | 363 (19.4) | |||
| Income | |||||
| <$20k | 522 (57.0) | 334 (31.6) | χ² = 115.67 | 3 | <.001 |
| $20k–$34k | 179 (19.5) | 258 (24.4) | |||
| $35k–$74k | 152 (16.6) | 313 (29.6) | |||
| ≥$75k | 63 (6.9) | 153 (14.5) | |||
| Any DSM-IV Diagnosis (12 months) | |||||
| Yes | 51 (5.2) | 83 (4.6) | χ² = 0.50 | 1 | .479 |
| No | 937 (94.8) | 1,735 (95.4) | |||
Notes. aAll p values were based on a Pearson’s χ² and an independent samples t test (age variable with mean ± SD), DSM-IV = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV.