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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prog Transplant. 2014 Sep;24(3):273–283. doi: 10.7182/pit2014936

Table 1.

Characteristics of the Overall Sample and Characteristics by Donor Status

All Registered
Donors
Non-
Registered
p-value
Population N=87 N=22 N=65
Age mean (range) 50 (19 – 88) 51.4 ± 20.3 49.2 ± 15.8 0.65
Female gender 65 (75%) 68.4% 80.8% 0.34
Children <18yr in house 0.26
  0 55 (63%) 67.7% 50.0%
  1 10 (15%) 10.8% 27.3%
  2 10 (15%) 15.4% 13.6%
≥3 5 (6%) 6.2% 9.1%
Highest Education 0.11
  High School or less 26 (30%) 22.7% 32.3%
  Some College 24 (28%) 18.2% 30.8%
  Bachelors 20 (23%) 36.4% 18.5%
  Post-Graduate 11 (16%) 22.7% 13.9%
Household Income 0.70
<$20,000 25 (29%) 33.3% 27.0%
  $20,000 – 40,500 18 (21%) 28.6% 19.1%
  $40,500 – 60,000 18 (21%) 14.3% 23.8%
>$60,000 17 (19%) 19.1% 19.1%
Marital Status 0.41
  Never Married 16 (19.5%) 18.2% 20.0%
  Married/ Common-law 42 (51.2%) 54.6% 50.0%
  Divorced/ Separated 15 (18.3%) 9.1% 21.7%
  Widowed 9 (11.0%) 18.2% 8.3%
Employment 0.24
  Retired 29 (33%) 45.5% 30.5%
  Unemployed 19 (22%) 27.3% 22.0%
  Part-time 7 (8%) 0 11.9%
  Full-time 27 (31%) 27.2% 35.6%
Religious Person 0.35
  No 2 (2%) 3.1% 0
  Yes, somewhat (40%) 43.1% 31.8%
  Yes, very (54%) 49.2% 68.2%
Attend Religious Services 0.44
  Less than once/month 11 (13%)   9.1% 13.8%
  2–3 Times/ month 19 (22%) 18.2% 23.1%
  About once/ week 26 (30%) 22.7% 32.3%
  More than once/week 32 (37%) 50.0% 30.8%