Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of sample by city and overall
| Fairfield n |
San Rafael n |
Milpitas n |
Sunnyvale n |
Overall n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30 (50) |
| Female | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 30 (50) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 23 (38) |
| African American | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 (13) |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 (23) |
| American Indian or Alaska | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) |
| Native | |||||
| Latino | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 (18) |
| Other | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 (5) |
| Marital Status* | |||||
| Married | 8 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 35 (58) |
| Divorced | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 (13) |
| Separated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) |
| Never Married | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 (10) |
| A Member of an Unmarried | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 (17) |
| Couple | |||||
| Annual Household Income | |||||
| Less than $10,000 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 (10) |
| $10,000 to less than $15,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (2) |
| $15,000 to less than $20,000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) |
| $20,000 to less than $25,000 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 (5) |
| $25,000 to less than $35,000 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 (13) |
| $35,000 to less than $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 (13) |
| $50,000 to less than $75,000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 (8) |
| $75,000 to less than $100,000 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 (20) |
| $100,000 or more | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 (27) |
| Education Level* | |||||
| Grade 12 or GED | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 (13) |
| Some technical school | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) |
| Technical school | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 (5) |
| Some college | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 (27) |
| College graduate | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 24 (40) |
| Post grad. or professional degree |
2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 (13) |
| Employment Status | |||||
| Full-time (32hrs+) | 4 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 27 (45) |
| Part-time | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 (10) |
| Self-employed | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 (10) |
| Out of work for less than 1 yr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 (8) |
| Homemaker | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 (13) |
| Student | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 (8) |
| Unable to work | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 (5) |
*
p<.05