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. 2004 May 20;4:22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-4-22

Table 2.

Patient demographics (N = 189)

Age, y, mean (SD) 59.9 (13.4)
Sex
 Male 51 (27%)
 Female 138 (73%)
Ethnicity
 White 157 (83.5%)
 Hispanic 8 (4%)
 Black 19 (10.1%)
 Asian or Pacific Island 1 (0.5%)
 Native American or Alaska Native 1 (0.5%)
 Other 2 (1.1%)
Marital status
 Single 22 (11.6%)
 Separated 1 (0.5%)
 Divorced 20 (10.6%)
 Widowed 23 (12.2%)
 Remarried 1 (0.5%)
 Married 122 (64.5%)
Work status
 Currently working 67 (35.6%)
 Unemployed, looking for work 5 (2.7%)
 Homemaker 28 (14.9%)
 Retired 87 (46.3%)
 Student 1 (0.5%)
Education
 Less than high school 2 (1%)
 Some high school 22 (11.6%)
 High school diploma 53 (28%)
 Some college 62 (32.8%)
 College degree 29 (15%)
 Some graduate school 5 (2.6%)
 Graduate degree 16 (8.5%)
Annual household income, US$
 <15,000 27 (14.3%)
 15,000–30,000 35 (18.5%)
 30,000–50,000 39 (21%)
 50,000–75,000 24 (13%)
 75,000–100,000 15 (7.9%)
 100,000–150,000 9 (5%)
 >150,000 10 (5.3%)
 Prefer not to say 30 (15.9%)