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. 2018 Oct;36(4):295–304. doi: 10.2337/cd18-0003

TABLE 2.

Sample Characteristics by Sex

Overall (n = 273) Female (n = 114) Male (n = 159)
Sex 114 (41.8) 159 (58.2)
Mean age, years 58.46 57.82 58.92
Race
 Caucasian 196 (74.8) 83 (76.9) 113 (73.4)
 African American 51 (19.5) 16 (14.8) 35 (22.7)
 API 13 (5.0) 8 (7.4) 5 (3.2)
 AIAN 2 (0.8) 1 (0.9) 1 (0.6)
Ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic 171 (62.6) 68 (59.6) 103 (64.8)
 Hispanic 100 (36.6) 45 (39.5) 55 (34.6)
Employment status
 Employed 67 (24.8) 53 (46.9) 14 (8.9)
 Unemployed 38 (14.1) 30 (26.5) 8 (5.1)
 Retired military (employed) 79 (29.3) 10 (8.8) 66 (42.0)
 Retired military (unemployed) 86 (31.9) 20 (17.7) 69 (43.9)
Education level
 High school/GED 45 (16.5) 27 (23.7) 18 (11.3)
 Some college 119 (43.6) 45 (39.5) 74 (46.5)
 College graduate 57 (20.9) 20 (17.5) 37 (23.3)
 Graduate degree 45 (16.5) 17 (14.9) 28 (17.6)
Income category
 <$15,000 38 (13.9) 32 (28.1) 6 (3.8)
 $15,000 to $34,999 40 (14.7) 20 (17.5) 20 (12.6)
 $35,000 to $49,999 44 (16.1) 14 (12.3) 30 (18.9)
 $50,000 to $64,999 38 (13.9) 13 (11.4) 25 (15.7)
 $65,000 to $74,999 24 (8.8) 4 (3.5) 20 (12.6)
 $75,000 to $99,999 33 (12.1) 9 (7.9) 24 (15.1)
 ≥$100,000 23 (8.4) 6 (5.3) 17 (10.7)
 Declined to answer 33 (12.1) 16 (14.0) 17 (10.7)
Self-reported health status
 Poor 18 (6.6) 6 (5.3) 12 (7.5)
 Fair 64 (23.4) 26 (22.8) 38 (23.9)
 Average 73 (26.7) 33 (28.9) 40 (25.2)
 Good 107 (39.2) 44 (38.6) 63 (39.6)
 Excellent 11 (4.0) 5 (4.4) 6 (3.8)
ACE Commitment level
 Low 72 (26.2) 27 (23.7) 45 (28.3)
 Moderate 141 (51.3) 61 (53.5) 80 (50.3)
 High 60 (21.8) 26 (22.8) 34 (21.4)

Data are n (%) unless otherwise indicated. Totals may not be 100% because of rounding and missing data. AIAN, American Indian/Alaskan Native; API, Asian/Pacific Islander.