Table 1.
Descriptive statistics in the pooled sample and based on race and gender.
| Characteristics | All | Whites | African Americans | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | |
| Age | 43.69 | 42.25–45.14 | 44.98 | 42.11–47.85 | 42.33 | 41.26–43.39 |
| Education * | 2.48 | 2.35–2.61 | 2.67 | 2.42–2.92 | 2.28 | 2.21–2.35 |
| Income (1000USD) * | 41.56 | 37.44–45.67 | 46.69 | 38.94–54.44 | 36.12 | 33.45–38.79 |
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |
| Region | ||||||
| Northeast | 19.73 | 13.89–27.25 | 23.08 | 12.61–38.41 | 16.12 | 14.16–18.30 |
| Midwest | 12.55 | 10.31–15.21 | 7.88 | 4.76–12.78 | 17.60 | 14.84–20.73 |
| South | 55.52 | 46.46–64.23 | 54.37 | 36.86–70.87 | 56.77 | 52.27–61.15 |
| West | 12.19 | 8.42–17.33 | 14.67 | 7.85–25.76 | 9.51 | 7.77–11.61 |
| Socioeconomic status | ||||||
| Education * | ||||||
| 11 Years or less | 19.47 | 16.75–22.51 | 15.16 | 10.68–21.08 | 24.11 | 21.79–26.61 |
| 12 Years or more | 80.53 | 77.49–83.25 | 84.84 | 78.92–89.32 | 75.89 | 73.39–78.21 |
| Unemployment * | ||||||
| Employed/Not In Labor Market | 92.73 | 91.06–94.12 | 95.48 | 92.28–97.39 | 89.77 | 88.18–91.17 |
| Unemployment | 7.27 | 5.88–8.94 | 4.52 | 2.61–7.72 | 10.23 | 8.83–11.82 |
| Marital Status * | ||||||
| Married | 51.78 | 47.94–55.61 | 54.19 | 46.83–61.38 | 41.77 | 39.64–43.92 |
| Unmarried | 48.22 | 44.39–52.06 | 45.81 | 38.62–53.17 | 58.23 | 56.08–60.36 |
| Depression * | ||||||
| No | 92.68 | 91.76–93.52 | 92.12 | 90.46–93.51 | 93.30 | 92.29–94.18 |
| Yes | 7.32 | 6.48–8.24 | 7.88 | 6.49–9.54 | 6.70 | 5.82–7.71 |
* p < 0.05. CI: Confidence Interval.