Table 1.
Self-Reported Demographic Characteristics
| Deaf Health Survey (N=282) |
Adult Health Survey (N=1890) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | N (%) | N (weighted %) | |
| Female | 155 (55.0) | 1228 (51.0) | |
| Male | 127 (45.0) | 662 (49.0) | |
| Age | |||
| 18–34 | 60 (21.3) | 432 (35.7) | |
| 35–64 | 222 (78.7) | 1458 (64.3) | |
| Mean age | 44.6 | 40.5 | |
| Race | |||
| White | 239 (85.7) | 1,448 (80.5) | |
| Black/African-American | 14 (5.0) | 294 (13.3) | |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 6 (2.1) | 32 (3.0) | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 (0.7) | 21 (0.7) | |
| Other/multiple selected/missing | 18 (6.5) | 60 (2.6) | |
| Marital Status | |||
| Married | 140 (50.2) | 898 (53.6) | |
| Divorced | 42 (15.1) | 287 (8.9) | |
| Widowed | 1 (0.4) | 68 (1.9) | |
| Separated | 10 (3.6) | 76 (2.2) | |
| Never been Married | 72 (25.8) | 456 (27.1) | |
| Member of an Unmarried Couple | 14 (5.0) | 105 (6.3) | |
| Education | |||
| high school or less | 42 (15.1) | 612 (29.9) | |
| some college or higher | 236 (84.9) | 1276 (70.1) | |
| Annual Household income | |||
| $35,000 or less | 131 (46.5) | 660 (26.8) | |
| more than $35,000 | 131 (46.5) | 1062 (64.4) | |
| Missing/no response | 20 (7.0) | 168 (8.9) | |