Table 1 .
Demographic and injury characteristics of sample (N = 824)
| Characteristics | Time in years (SD), range in years |
|---|---|
| Current age | 43.67 (13.7), 18–83 |
| Years post-injury | 10.75 (9.4), 1–60 |
| Characteristics | No. (%) |
| Male sex | 632 (76.7) |
| Race | |
| Caucasian | 551 (68.3) |
| African American | 192 (23.8) |
| Native American | 6 (0.7) |
| Asian | 10 (1.2) |
| Other | 48 (5.8) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 387 (47.0) |
| Married | 269 (32.7) |
| Divorced | 135 (16.4) |
| Separated | 13 (1.6) |
| Widowed | 15 (1.8) |
| Other | 5 (0.5) |
| Education, N | |
| < High school | 90 (10.9) |
| High school/GED | 446 (54.1) |
| College (associate or bachelor) | 247 (27.6) |
| Graduate degree | 56 (6.8) |
| Other/unknown | 5 (0.6) |
| Current occupational status | |
| Working | 192 (23.3) |
| Retired | 100 (12.2) |
| Unemployed | 313 (38.2) |
| Student, other, unknown | 219 (26.6) |
| Level of injury | |
| Paraplegia | 381 (46.2) |
| Tetraplegia | 415 (50.4) |
| Missing/unknown | 28 (3.4) |
| Completeness of injury | |
| AIS A | 366 (50.1) |
| AIS B | 111 (15.2) |
| AIS C | 113 (15.5) |
| AIS D | 141 (19.3) |
| Missing/unknown | 93 (11.3) |
| Violence as cause of injury | 128 (15.5) |
| Psychiatric services received in last 3 months* | |
| Clinical case management | 21 (2.5) |
| Medication visit | 38 (4.6) |
| Combined med and psychotherapy | 6 (0.7) |
| Psychotherapy, individual | 44 (5.3) |
| Psychotherapy, group | 10 (1.2) |
| Psychotherapy, couple | 8 (1.0) |
| Diagnostic intake | 13 (1.6) |
| Alcohol/drug visit | 1 (0.1) |
| Self-help group | 14 (1.7) |
| Other psychiatric service | 8 (1.0) |
*Individuals were able to select more than one service.