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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Disabil Health J. 2015 Apr 15;8(4):652–657. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2015.04.001

Table 1.

Respondent Demographics

Demographic Characteristics Working Age Adults (n=376) Adults with Work-Disability (n=316)

Mean SD Mean SD
Age (Years) 46.25 13.19 52.09 9.36
Work Disability Duration (Years) - - 10.51 8.75

Count Percent Count Percent

Sex
 Male 171 45.48 141 44.62
Race
 White 309 82.10 252 79.75
 Black/African American 30 7.98 28 8.86
 Other or Multiple 32 8.51 32 10.13
 Missing 5 1.33 4 1.27
Hispanic
 Yes 27 7.18 24 7.59
 No 347 92.29 289 91.46
 Refused 2 0.53 3 0.95
Education
 High school diploma or less 111 29.52 109 34.49
 Associate degree; vocational training 65 17.29 50 15.82
 Some college 67 17.82 94 29.75
 College graduate or more 133 35.37 63 19.94
Relationship status
 Never married 97 25.80 62 19.62
 Married or living with partner 226 60.11 145 45.89
 Divorced, Separated or Widowed 51 13.56 108 34.18
 Refused 2 0.53 1 0.32
Change in past week: Physical Health
 No change 305 81.12 217 68.67
 Yes, got better 42 11.17 22 6.96
 Yes, got worse 24 6.38 76 24.05
 Missing 5 1.33 1 0.32
Change in past week: Mental Health
 No change 293 77.93 224 70.89
 Yes, got better 58 15.43 39 12.34
 Yes, got worse 22 5.85 52 16.46
 Missing 3 0.80 1 0.32