TABLE 2—
Characteristic | No. (%) |
Race | |
Black/African American | 43 (95.6) |
Other (includes multiracial) | 2 (4.4) |
Education | |
< high school | 6 (13.3) |
Completed high school or GED | 17 (37.8) |
Some college, bachelor’s degree | 20 (44.4) |
Graduate school | 2 (4.4) |
Employment | |
Employed full-time | 8 (17.7) |
Employed part-time | 5 (10.1) |
Unemployed or seeking work | 32 (72.2) |
Financial situation | |
“I can’t make ends meet” | 11 (24.4) |
“I manage to get by” | 29 (64.4) |
“I have enough to manage and extra” | 4 (8.9) |
“I can buy about whatever I want” | 1 (2.2) |
Annual income,a $ | |
< 10 000 | 21 (51.2) |
10 000–25 000 | 10 (24.4) |
> 25 000 | 10 (24.4) |
Living situation | |
Married | 15 (33.3) |
Divorced | 9 (20.0) |
Single, never married | 21 (46.7) |
Note. GED = general equivalency diploma; MOHDAP = Minority Men’s Oral Health Dental Access Program. The mean age of participants was 49.69 years (range = 21–66; SD = 12.6).
Annual income does not equal 45 due to 4 missing responses.