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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prosthet Orthot Int. 2015 May 5;40(5):582–590. doi: 10.1177/0309364615579315

Table 2.

Participant Characteristics (N=37)

Characteristics N (%)
Sex
 Male 26 70.3
 Female 11 29.7
Race / Ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White 19 51.4%
 Non-Hispanic Black 10 27.0%
 Hispanic 7 18.9%
 More than 1 race 1 2.7%
Education
 Some High School 5 13.5%
 High School Grad/GED 5 13.5%
 Some College/Technical Degree/AA 14 37.8%
 College Degree 6 16.2%
 Advanced Degree 7 18.9%
Employment status
 Employed 15 40.5%
 On disability 10 27.0%
 Retired 8 21.6%
 Unemployed 2 5.4%
 Homemaker 2 5.4%
Cause of limb loss (may select more than 1)
 Diabetes 3 8.1%
 Accident/trauma 22 59.5%
 Infection 11 29.7%
 Tumor 2 5.4%
 Military service 3 8.1%
 Other 3 8.1%
Other characteristics
 Bilateral 9 24.3%
 Transfemoral 11 29.7%
 Transtibial 25 68%
 Knee disarticulation 1 2.7%
 Hip disarticulation 1 2.7%
 Age over 50 20 54.1%
 <1 year prosthetics experience 5 13.5%
 Military veteran 3 8.1%