Table 1.
Sex difference in demographics between black men and women
| Characteristic | Men (n) | Women (n) | Total (n) | P Valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 47.5% (48) | 52.5% (53) | 100% (101) | |
| Age (yr) | 57±12.6 | 60.96±13.26 | 59.08±13.05 | 0.13b |
| Age group (yr) | 48 | 53 | 101 | 0.97 |
| <70 | 77.1% (37) | 77.4% (41) | 77.2% (78) | |
| 70 or older | 22.9% (11) | 22.6% (12) | 22.8% (23) | |
| Marital status | 47 | 53 | 100 | 0.002 |
| Married/couple living together | 55.3% (26) | 22.6% (12) | 38% (38) | |
| Divorced/separated | 17% (8) | 11.3% (6) | 14% (14) | |
| Widowed | 12.8% (6) | 32.1% (17) | 23% (23) | |
| Never married | 14.9% (7) | 34% (18) | 25% (25) | |
| Education | 48 | 53 | 101 | 0.08 |
| Grade 9 or less | 10.4% (5) | 22.6% (12) | 16.8% (17) | |
| High school | 68.8% (33) | 56.6% (30) | 62.4% (63) | |
| Technical or vocational | 12.5% (6) | 3.8% (2) | 7.9% (8) | |
| Some college | 8.3% (4) | 17% (9) | 12.9% (13) | |
| Employment | 48 | 53 | 101 | 0.09c |
| Employed | 4.2% (2) | 1.9% (1) | 3% (3) | |
| Unemployed | 8.3% (4) | 1.9% (1) | 5% (5) | |
| Retired | 27.1% (13) | 32.1% (17) | 29.7% (30) | |
| Disabled | 60.4% (29) | 47.2% (25) | 53.5% (54) | |
| Homemaker | 0% (0) | 17.0% (9) | 8.9% (9) | |
| Health insurance | 48 | 53 | 101 | 0.26c |
| Medicare only | 18.8% (9) | 11.3% (6) | 14.9% (15) | |
| Medicaid only | 14.6% (7) | 34.0% (18) | 24.8% (25) | |
| Medicare+Medicaid | 37.5% (18) | 24.5% (13) | 30.7% (31) | |
| Medicare+HMO | 25.0% (12) | 30.2% (16) | 27.7% (28) | |
| Private only | 4.2% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 2.0% (2) | |
| Religion | 44 | 50 | 94 | 0.38c |
| Catholic | 6.8% (3) | 4% (2) | 5.3% (5) | |
| Protestant | 59.1% (26) | 78% (39) | 69.1% (65) | |
| Other | 15.9% (7) | 12% (6) | 13.8% (13) | |
| No affiliation | 18.2% (8) | 6% (3) | 11.7% (11) |
HMO, Health Maintenance Organization.
a
P value calculated by Pearson chi-squared test unless otherwise noted.
b
P value calculated by t test.
c
Yates P value.