Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of the Sample
| Variable | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 68 | 40 |
| Female | 100 | 59 | |
| Missing | 2 | 1 | |
| Age | 25–39 | 14 | 8 |
| 40–50 | 41 | 24 | |
| 51–60 | 55 | 33 | |
| 61–70 | 34 | 20 | |
| Over 70 | 22 | 13 | |
| Missing | 4 | 2 | |
| Race | Black or African American | 84 | 49 |
| White | 61 | 36 | |
| Other | 22 | 13 | |
| Missing | 3 | 2 | |
| Ethnicity | Hispanic | 6 | 3 |
| Non-Hispanic | 154 | 91 | |
| Missing | 10 | 6 | |
| Education | Less than a high school degree | 34 | 20 |
| High school graduate | 67 | 39 | |
| Some college | 48 | 28 | |
| College degree (AA, BS, or graduate/professional) | 20 | 12 | |
| Missing | 1 | 1 | |
| Financial security (range 0–2) | 0–1.0 | 147 | 86 |
| 1.1–2.0 | 18 | 11 | |
| Missing | 5 | 3 |
Note : n = 170.