Table 2. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Study Sample.

Characteristics	Sample N = 36
Age (mean ± SD)	46.0 ±13.1
Male	41.7%
Race
Black	30.5%
White	63.9%
Other	5.6%
Veteran	16.6%
Marital status
Married	57.8%
Divorced	5.6%
Separated	2.8%
Never married	33.3%
Income (N = 33)
< $10,000	30.3%
$10,000–29,999	42.4%
$30,000–49,999	12.1%
> $50,000	15.1%
Education
High school graduate	75.0%
Years of school completed (mean ± SD)	13.2 ± 3.1
Medical care
Regular place to receive medical care	91.6%
Medically hospitalized in the past year (n = 35)	66.6%
Psychiatric care
Regular place to receive psychiatric care	52.8%
Psychiatrically hospitalized in the past year	33.3%
On psychiatric medications in the past 90 days (n = 35)	85.7%