Table 1.
Characteristic | Total | Female | Male | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Total | 65 | 100 | 35 | 54 | 30 | 46 |
Age | ||||||
25–29 | 27 | 42 | 18 | 51 | 9 | 30 |
30–34 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 29 | 9 | 30 |
35–39 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 30 |
40–44 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 10 |
Race | ||||||
White, Non-Hispanic | 24 | 37 | 13 | 37 | 11 | 37 |
Black, Non-Hispanic | 28 | 43 | 15 | 43 | 13 | 43 |
Hispanic | 10 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 13 |
Other, Non-Hispanic | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Union status | ||||||
Never married | 51 | 79 | 26 | 74 | 25 | 83 |
Married | 11 | 17 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 13 |
Divorced or separated | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
Poverty statusa | ||||||
0–99 | 34 | 52 | 23 | 66 | 11 | 38 |
100–199 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 28 |
200–299 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
300+ | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Education | ||||||
<High school | 7 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
High school | 21 | 32 | 13 | 37 | 8 | 27 |
Some college | 28 | 43 | 16 | 46 | 12 | 40 |
College graduate | 9 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 17 |
Interview site | ||||||
Mid-south, large city | 30 | 46 | 18 | 51 | 12 | 40 |
Northeast, small city | 35 | 54 | 17 | 49 | 18 | 60 |
Bolded columns represent percentages of the sample, total and by sex, according to each characteristic.
Percent of income relative to federally-designated poverty level for given family size. One male respondent had missing information on this characteristic.