Table 1.
Characteristicsb | U.S. Blacks % (No.) | African Americans % (No.) | Caribbean Blacks % (No.) | Ethnic differencea |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age of participants | ||||
18–24 | 15.9 (440) | 15.8 (300) | 17.8 (140) | p = .613 |
25–34 | 20.5 (755) | 20.5 (528) | 21.0 (227) | |
35–49 | 33.1 (1,124) | 33.0 (762) | 35.4 (362) | |
50–64 | 18.2 (575) | 18.3 (414) | 15.6 (161) | |
>65 | 12.3 (383) | 12.5 (2,299) | 10.2 (88) | |
Relationship status (%) | ||||
Married | 27.4 (802) | 27.3(517) | 28.5 (285) | p = .117 |
Partnered | 8.5 (223) | 8.2(152) | 11.6 (71) | |
Separated or divorced | 20.3 (759) | 20.2(540) | 21.4 (219) | |
Widowed | 11.5 (360) | 11.8(300) | 6.4 (60) | |
Never married | 32.8 (1,121) | 32.4(779) | 32.1 (342) | |
Education (%) | ||||
Less than high school | 24.7 (772) | 25.0 (600) | 21.0 (172) | p = .012 |
High school graduate | 36.2 (1,152) | 36.6 (865) | 30.2 (287) | |
Some college | 24.9 (799) | 24.6 (525) | 29.1 (274) | |
College | 14.2 (554) | 13.9 (309) | 19.8 (245) | |
Household income (%) | ||||
<US$25,000 | 50.6 (1,706) | 51.3 (1,314) | 38.8 (392) | p = .019 |
US$25,000–US$34,999 | 14.4 (502) | 14.2 (326) | 16.5 (176) | |
US$35,000–US$49,999 | 14.4 (461) | 14.3 (304) | 16.9 (157) | |
US$50,000–US$74,999 | 11.9 (360) | 11.6 (217) | 15.7 (143) | |
>US$75,000 | 8.8 (248) | 8.5 (138) | 12.1 (110) | |
Occupation status (%) | ||||
Employed | 63.7 (2,140) | 63.2 (1,447) | 71.1 (693) | p = .060 |
Unemployed | 11.1 (361) | 11.1 (262) | 10.3 (99) | |
Not in the labor force | 25.2 (771) | 25.7 (585) | 18.7 (186) | |
Region (%) | ||||
Northeast | 18.8 (977) | 15.8 (261) | 63.8 (716) | p = .000 |
Midwest | 18.9 (400) | 19.9 (393) | 3.7 (7) | |
South | 54.0 (1,756) | 55.8 (1,508) | 26.9 (248) | |
West | 8.3 (144) | 8.5 (137) | 5.6 (7) | |
Home ownership | ||||
Own home | 47.2 (1,423) | 47.4 (1,060) | 43.4 (363) | p = .227 |
Rental/does not own home | 52.9 (1,854) | 52.6 (1,239) | 56.6 (615) | |
Ever badly beaten by partner | 17.5 (505) | 17.9 (392) | 12.0 (113) | p = .032 |
Number of times victimized | ||||
1 | 21.7 (98) | 21.7 (73) | 21.7 (25) | p = .917 |
2–9 | 39.1 (197) | 39.0 (151) | 41.7 (46) | |
10 or more | 39.3 (180) | 39.8 (145) | 36.9 (35) | |
N | 3,277 | 2,299 | 978 |
Note. The figures are based on within group percentages.
P-values are based on chi-square tests obtained from bivariate analysis between the African Americans and Caribbean Blacks.
Descriptives are based on weighted percentages.