Table 1.
Demographic Data (n = 1,969)
| Variable | Range | Mean | SD` | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 18–73 yrs. | 45.11 | 9.48 | 1896 |
| CD4 Self Report | 0–10,000 | 482.94 | 431.02 | 1424 |
| Length of HIV Self Report | 1–31 yrs. | 12.93 yrs. | 7.53 | 1886 |
| Self Rating of Physical Condition | 0 – 10 | 6.76 | 2.18 | 1958 |
| Self Rating of Psychological Support | 0 – 10 | 6.79 | 2.38 | 1956 |
| Self Rating of Social Support | 0 – 10 | 6.94 | 2.64 | 1955 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 1416 (72.6%) | |||
| Female | 530 (27.2%) | |||
| Decline to State/Other | 4 (0.2%) | |||
| Education | ||||
| 11th Grade or Less | 526 (27.0%) | |||
| High School or GED | 717 (36.8%) | |||
| 2 Yrs. College/AA Degree/Technical School | 425 (21.8%) | |||
| College (BS or BA) | 211 (10.8%) | |||
| Masters Degree | 63 (3.2%) | |||
| Doctorate/Medical Degree/Law Degree | 9 (0.5%) | |||
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 357 (18.4%) | |||
| African American/Black | 750 (38.6%) | |||
| Hispanic | 258 (13.3%) | |||
| Native American Indian | 68 (3.5%) | |||
| White/Anglo (Non Hispanic) | 457 (23.5 %) | |||
| Other | 53 (2.7%) | |||
| Children | ||||
| No | 1000 (51.8%) | |||
| Yes | 931 (48.2%) | |||
| Work for Pay | ||||
| Do Not Work for Pay | 1448 (74.4%) | |||
| Do Work for Pay | 498 (25.6%) | |||
| Adequacy of Income | ||||
| Totally Inadequate | 542 (28.0%) | |||
| Barely Enough | 960 (49.6%) | |||
| Enough | 432 (22.3%) | |||
| Told You Have AIDS | ||||
| No | 1051 (53.0%) | |||
| Yes | 862 (45.0%) | |||
| Don’t Know | 39 (2.0%) | |||
| Other Health conditions | ||||
| Yes | 1182 (64.5%) | |||
| No | 651 (35.5%) |