Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of the study sample
| Variable | N | % | ||
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| Gender | ||||
| Male | 646 | 50.1 | ||
| Female | 643 | 49.9 | ||
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| Race | ||||
| White | 651 | 50.5 | ||
| Black | 638 | 49.5 | ||
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| Ethnicity | ||||
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 1,132 | 87.8 | ||
| Hispanic or Latino | 136 | 10.6 | ||
| Refused | 21 | 1.6 | ||
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| Marital Status | ||||
| Married | 762 | 59.1 | ||
| Widowed | 3 | 0.2 | ||
| Divorced or Separated | 46 | 3.6 | ||
| Single | 444 | 34.5 | ||
| Other | 34 | 2.6 | ||
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| Education | ||||
| High school or less | 305 | 23.7 | ||
| Some college but no degree | 269 | 20.9 | ||
| 2-year college degree or technical school | 229 | 17.8 | ||
| 4-year college degree | 370 | 28.7 | ||
| Graduate or professional degree | 109 | 8.5 | ||
| Refused | 7 | 0.5 | ||
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| Household income | ||||
| Less than $20,000 | 291 | 22.6 | ||
| $20,000–$49,999 | 274 | 21.3 | ||
| $50,000–$69,999 | 236 | 18.3 | ||
| $70,000–$99,999 | 257 | 19.9 | ||
| $100,000 or more | 231 | 17.9 | ||
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| Age | ||||
| M | 29.8 | |||
| SD | 5.6 | |||
| Mdn | 30 | |||
| Min | 18 | |||
| Max | 40 | |||
Note. N=1 289. Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding error.