Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Study Sample by Race/Ethnicity, Age, Education, Income, and Gender (N [weighted %])
| Sociodemographic Characteristics |
Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White (N = 3,433) |
Black (N = 1,309) |
Mexican American (N = 1,520) |
White (N = 3,296) |
Black (N = 1,361) |
Mexican American (N = 1,441) |
|
| Age | ||||||
| 20–44 | 1,255 (48) | 619 (58) | 742 (74) | 1,136 (43) | 610 (54) | 633 (66) |
| 45–60 | 749 (28) | 298 (26) | 270 (18) | 734 (28) | 320 (27) | 280 (21) |
| 61+ | 1,429 (23) | 392 (16) | 508 (9) | 1,426 (29) | 431 (20) | 528 (13) |
| Education | ||||||
| Less than high school | 627 (14) | 498 (34) | 973 (56) | 582 (15) | 492 (33) | 885 (53) |
| High-school diploma | 937 (28) | 304 (25) | 249 (21) | 977 (29) | 320 (24) | 228 (20) |
| More than high school | 1,869 (59) | 507 (41) | 298 (23) | 1,737 (57) | 549 (43) | 328 (28) |
| Income (PIR)* | ||||||
| 0–1.0 | 342 (8) | 280 (22) | 419 (25) | 389 (11) | 374 (28) | 445 (31) |
| >1.0–3.0 | 1,278 (32) | 573 (43) | 773 (53) | 1,335 (36) | 618 (44) | 683 (46) |
| >3.0 | 1,813 (60) | 456 (36) | 328 (22) | 1,572 (53) | 369 (28) | 313 (23) |
*
The Poverty Income Ratio (PIR) is the ratio of income to the family’s appropriate poverty level (U.S. Census Bureau, 2003a). PIR values less than 1.0 are below the official poverty threshold. PIR values of 1.0 or greater indicate an income above the poverty threshold.