Table 1. Characteristics of the sample (N=2811).
Characteristic | N | weighted %a | |
---|---|---|---|
Age group (years) | |||
18-29 | 368 | 15.1 | |
30-44 | 958 | 33.2 | |
45-64 | 1,145 | 40.1 | |
≥ 65 | 340 | 11.7 | |
Sex | |||
Male | 716 | 27.8 | |
Female | 2,095 | 72.2 | |
Race/ethnicity | |||
White, non-Hispanic | 1,617 | 70.5 | |
Black, non-Hispanic | 599 | 12.9 | |
Hispanic, any race | 469 | 10.9 | |
Other | 126 | 5.8 | |
Nativity | |||
US-born | 2,480 | 90.1 | |
Foreign-born | 331 | 9.9 | |
Education | |||
Less than high school | 497 | 16.1 | |
High school graduate | 731 | 26.2 | |
Some college | 1,583 | 57.7 | |
Household income ($) | |||
0-19,999 | 876 | 26.5 | |
20,000-34,999 | 600 | 20.4 | |
35,000-69,999 | 777 | 29.3 | |
>=70,000 | 558 | 23.8 | |
Marital status | |||
Married/cohabitating | 1,315 | 56.7 | |
Divorced/separated/widowed | 977 | 27.8 | |
Never married | 519 | 15.5 | |
Urbanicity | |||
Urban | 972 | 33.3 | |
Suburban | 1,392 | 50.5 | |
Rural | 447 | 16.3 | |
Region | |||
Northeast | 510 | 18.3 | |
Midwest | 554 | 19.6 | |
South | 1,051 | 37.1 | |
West | 696 | 25.0 | |
Employment (full-time) | |||
Unemployed | 1,544 | 54.3 | |
Employed | 1,267 | 45.7 | |
Health insurance | |||
Uninsured | 340 | 12.0 | |
Insured | 2,471 | 88.0 | |
Number of other psychiatric disorders (lifetime) | |||
0 | 397 | 14.4 | |
1 | 527 | 18.3 | |
2 | 493 | 17.1 | |
3+ | 1,394 | 50.2 | |
Type of PTSD Treatment | |||
Any Treatment | 1,475 | 53.3 | |
Outpatient | 1,326 | 48.3 | |
Hospitalization | 278 | 09.1 | |
Emergency Department | 251 | 08.5 | |
Medication Use | 865 | 31.3 | |
PTSD symptom severity (weighted mean) | |||
2811 | 12.4 (SD=2.8; Range 6-17) | ||
Social Support (weighted mean) | |||
ISEL | 2811 | 41.0 (SD=6.8; Range=12–48) |
Weighted to account for selection probabilities, non-response, and sociodemographic factors in order to be representative of the US civilian population based on estimates from the 2000 census.