Table 2.

Demographic characteristics of study sample

Variable	Overall		Highly effective		Less effective
	n = 130		(n = 81)		(n = 49)
Age in years, mean	24.6		24.7		24.5
Race	n	%	n	%	n	%
African American/Black	109	83.8	65	80.3	44	89.8
Other	21	16.1	16	19.7	5	10.2
Education
≤High school	72	55.4	43	53.1	29	59.2
Some college/trade school	24	18.5	14	17.3	10	20.4
≥Completed 2-year college	34	26.1	24	29.6	10	20.4
Employed	64	49.2	43	53.1	21	42.9
Health Care Coverage
Insurance/medical assistance	88	67.7	57	70.4	31	63.3
Incomea
≤ $708	68	53.1	40	50	28	58.3
$709–908	22	17.2	13	16.3	9	18.8
$909–6966	38	29.7	27	33.7	11	22.9
Relationship status
Married/co-habitating	66	50.8	43	53.1	23	46.9
Never married	54	41.5	33	40.7	21	42.9
Other	10	7.7	5	6.2	5	10.2

^aTwo participants refused to answer, one from each group