Table 1.

Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Study Sample (n=205)

Age at hospitalization, years	24.2±4.8 (range: 18–39)
Educational attainment, years	11.9±2.2 (range: 7–18)
Gender, male	151 (73.7%)
Race
African American	173 (84.4%)
Caucasian	18 (8.8%)
Asian	4 (2%)
Other	10 (4.9%)
Relationship status
Single and never married	180 (87.8%)
Married or living with a partner	8 (3.9%)
Separated or divorced	16 (7.8%)
Widowed	1 (.5%)
Who the patient was living with in the month prior to hospitalization
Parents, siblings, or other family members	131 (63.9%)
Alone	15 (7.3%)
Boyfriend, girlfriend, spouse, or partner	15 (7.3%)
Friends or roommate	10 (4.9%)
Structured living arrangement	2 (1%)
Homeless	21 (10.2%)
Other	11 (5.4%)
Who raised the patient during most of his/her childhood
Mother	86 (42%)
Both parents	64 (31.2%)
Other family members	35 (17.1%)
Father	13 (6.3%)
Foster family	3 (1.5%)
Other	4 (2%)
Work status in the month prior to hospitalization, unemployed	138 (67.3%)
Legal history, at least one prior incarceration	141 (68.8%)
Family income status, living below the federal poverty level (n=166)	72 (43.4%)