Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of women under community supervision in New York City, 2009–2011 (N=333)
| Overall N=333 |
Positive for T. vaginalis N=77 |
Negative for T. vaginalis N=256 |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 41.3 (10.5) | 40.9 (9.56) | 41.4 (10.76) | .707 |
| Race/Ethnicity, n (%) | ||||
| Black/African American | 237 (71.2%) | 62 (80.5%) | 175 (68.4%) | .039 |
| Not black/African American | 96 (28.8%) | 15 (19.5%) | 81 (31.6%) | |
| Education | ||||
| High school or less | 245 (73.6%) | 61 (79.2%) | 184 (71.9%) | .200 |
| Some college or more | 88 (26.4%) | 16 (20.8%) | 72 (28.1%) | |
| Employment status | ||||
| Unemployed | 303 (91.0%) | 73 (94.8%) | 230 (89.8%) | .324 |
| Occasional or seasonal | 6 (1.8%) | 2 (2.6%) | 4 (1.6%) | |
| Part-time | 13 (3.9%) | 1 (1.3%) | 12 (4.7%) | |
| Full-time | 11 (3.3%) | 1 (1.3%) | 10 (3.9%) | |
| Monthly income | ||||
| Less than $400 per month | 192 (57.7%) | 51 (66.2%) | 141 (55.1%) | .156 |
| $400–850 per month | 98 (29.4%) | 20 (26.0%) | 78 (30.5%) | |
| $851 or higher per month | 43 (12.9%) | 6 (7.8%) | 37 (14.5%) | |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Single, never married | 223 (67.0%) | 54 (70.1%) | 169 (66.0%) | .796 |
| Married | 52 (15.6%) | 11 (14.3%) | 41 (16.0%) | |
| Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 58 (17.4%) | 12 (15.6%) | 46 (18.0%) | |