Table 1.
Sociodemographics by race/ethnicity
| Parameter | Total sample (N=312) | Racial/ethnic group
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black (n=96) | Hispanic (n=55) | Asian/other (n=54) | White (n=107) | P-valuea | ||
| Age, years | 0.3324 | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 35.3 (5.9) | 35.8 (5.8) | 34.9 (6.1) | 34.1 (6.0) | 35.6 (5.9) | |
| Median (minimum-maximum) | 35.0 (25–45) | 36.0 (25–45) | 35.0 (25–45) | 33.5 (25–45) | 35.0 (25–45) | |
| Employment status, n (%) | 0.9380 | |||||
| Employed, full-time (paid) | 126 (40.4) | 41 (42.7) | 23 (41.8) | 21 (38.9) | 41 (38.3) | |
| Employed, part-time (paid) | 33 (10.6) | 10 (10.4) | 7 (12.7) | 4 (7.4) | 12 (11.2) | |
| Unemployed/disabled/retired/other | 151 (48.4) | 43 (44.8) | 25 (45.5) | 29 (53.7) | 54 (50.5) | |
| Prefer not to answer | 2 (0.6) | 2 (2.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Education, n (%) | 0.3380 | |||||
| Less than a high school diploma | 11 (3.5) | 4 (4.2) | 2 (3.6) | 1 (1.9) | 4 (3.7) | |
| High school graduate | 55 (17.6) | 19 (19.8) | 13 (23.6) | 4 (7.4) | 19 (17.8) | |
| More than a high school diploma | 245 (78.6) | 73 (76.0) | 40 (72.7) | 48 (88.8) | 84 (78.5) | |
| Prefer not to answer | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.9) | 0 (0) | |
| Total annual household income, n (%) | 0.2224 | |||||
| ≤$50,000 | 178 (57.0) | 61 (63.5) | 34 (61.8) | 28 (51.9) | 55 (51.4) | |
| >$50,000 | 125 (40.1) | 31 (32.3) | 21 (38.2) | 24 (44.4) | 49 (45.8) | |
| Prefer not to answer | 9 (2.9) | 4 (4.2) | 0 (0) | 2 (3.7) | 3 (2.8) | |
| Body mass index categories, n (%) | 0.0210 | |||||
| Underweight (below 18.5)/normal (18.5–24.9) | 119 (38.2) | 27 (28.1) | 15 (27.2) | 30 (55.6) | 47 (43.9) | |
| Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 63 (20.2) | 22 (22.9) | 14 (25.5) | 8 (14.8) | 19 (17.8) | |
| Obese (30.0 and above) | 94 (30.1) | 35 (36.5) | 16 (29.1) | 10 (18.5) | 33 (30.8) | |
| Missing | 36 (11.5) | 12 (12.5) | 10 (18.2) | 6 (11.1) | 8 (7.5) | |
| Insurance type, n (%) | 0.3078 | |||||
| Insurance coverage (provided by employer, government, or private) | 246 (78.8) | 78 (81.2) | 42 (76.4) | 38 (70.4) | 88 (82.2) | |
| No insurance coverage | 66 (21.2) | 18 (18.8) | 13 (23.6) | 16 (29.6) | 19 (17.8) | |
| Prescription drug coverage, n (%) | 0.2468 | |||||
| No | 83 (26.6) | 29 (30.2) | 16 (29.1) | 17 (31.5) | 21 (19.6) | |
| Yes | 229 (73.4) | 67 (69.8) | 39 (70.9) | 37 (68.5) | 86 (80.4) | |
Note:
a
Analysis of variance (ANOVA; for continuous variables) or Pearson chi-square/Fisher’s exact test (for categorical responses) by race group, with P-value based on comparison across white, black, Hispanic, and Asian/other groups.