Table 5.
Demographics for WaTCH participants with blood samples
| Wave 1 | ||
| N | % | |
| Total | 1058 | 100 |
| Age (years) | ||
| 19–34 | 189 | 17.9 |
| 35–49 | 534 | 50.5 |
| 50–64 | 237 | 22.4 |
| 65+ | 98 | 9.3 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married/Living with partner | 638 | 60.3 |
| Widow/Separated/Divorced | 225 | 21.3 |
| Never married | 194 | 18.3 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.1 |
| Race | ||
| Non-Hispanic black | 396 | 37.4 |
| Non-Hispanic white | 587 | 55.5 |
| Other | 61 | 5.8 |
| Unknown | 14 | 1.3 |
| Preoil spill household income | ||
| <$30 000 | 410 | 38.7 |
| $30 001–$60 000 | 277 | 26.2 |
| $60 001–$90 000 | 158 | 14.9 |
| $90 001+ | 171 | 16.2 |
| Unknown | 42 | 4.0 |
| Education | ||
| <High school | 141 | 13.3 |
| High school graduate/General Equivalency Diploma (GED) | 298 | 28.2 |
| Vocational/Community college/Some college | 343 | 32.4 |
| College graduate | 276 | 26.1 |
| Employment | ||
| Full time | 416 | 39.3 |
| Part-time | 120 | 11.3 |
| Unemployed | 505 | 47.7 |
| Other | 16 | 1.5 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.1 |
WaTCH, Women and Their Children’s Health.