Table 1.

Demographics

Characteristic	N = 296
Median age in years (range)	53 (20–76)
Female (%)	125 (43.0)
Married (%)	119 (41.2)
Educational Attainment (%)
<High School	35 (12.2)
High school graduate or GED	174 (60.6)
Completed	61 (21.3)
College Professional degree	17 (5.9)
Employed, full or part-time Household Income Categories (%)	55 (19.4)
Up to $29,999	157 (60.4)
$30,000–69,999	86 (33.0)
70,000 or more	17 (6.5)
Length of time on dialysis
Never been on dialysis	37 (13.5)
1 year or less	104 (38.0)
>1 year but less than 4	72 (26.3)
4 years or more	61 (22.3)