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. 2019 Feb 5;34(2):145–158. doi: 10.1093/her/cyy054

Table II.

Demographic profile of the sample

Demographics African American Hispanic Native American Overall
N 568 543 527 1638
Agea (SD) 48.38 (15.81) 42.88 (15.57) 49.38 (15.39) 46.88 (15.84)
Educationa
    Less than high school 8.5% 19.7% 5.7% 11.3%
    High school 27.3% 33.5% 19.0% 26.7%
    Some college 36.4% 27.8% 38.1% 34.1%
    Bachelor’s degree or higher 27.8% 19.0% 37.2% 27.9%
Race and ethnicitya
    White, non-Hispanic 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
    Black, non-Hispanic 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 34.7%
    Other, non-Hispanic 0.0% 0.0% 20.3% 6.5%
    Hispanic 0.0% 100.0% 13.5% 37.5%
    More than one race, non-Hispanic 0.0% 0.0% 66.2% 21.3%
Gendera
    Female 61.8% 46.2% 57.5% 57.3%
    Male 38.2% 53.8% 42.5% 44.7%
Household heada
    No 23.2% 29.1% 17.8% 23.4%
    Yes 76.8% 70.9% 82.2% 76.6%
    Household sizea (SD) 2.58 (1.56) 3.20 (1.68) 2.77 (1.46) 2.85 (1.59)
Income
    Less than $25 000 28.5% 22.5% 26.4% 25.8%
    $25 000–$49 999 29.6% 28.5% 28.7% 29.0%
    $50 000–$99 999 29.6% 33.0% 29.0% 30.5%
    $100 000 or more 12.3% 16.0% 15.9% 14.7%
Marital statusa
    Married or living with partner 41.4% 58.0% 62.0% 53.5%
    Widowed/divorced/separated 25.2% 14.9% 19.4% 19.9%
    Never married 33.4% 27.1% 18.6% 26.6%
MSA statusa
    Non-metro 10.0% 7.0% 14.8% 10.6%
    Metro 90.0% 93.0% 85.2% 89.4%
Regiona
    Northeast 15.5% 9.7% 11.8% 12.4%
    Midwest 17.6% 9.2% 19.4% 15.4%
    South 58.1% 40.0% 41.7% 46.8%
    West 8.8% 41.1% 27.1% 25.4%
Ownership status of living quartersa
    Rent 45.6% 39.0% 36.2% 40.4%
    Own 54.4% 61.0% 63.8% 59.6%
Have kids under 18 years old?a
    No 70.1% 57.1% 69.1% 65.5%
    Yes 29.9% 42.9% 30.9% 34.5%
Current employment statusa
    Not working 50.0% 42.4% 47.6% 46.7%
    Working 50.0% 57.6% 52.4% 53.3%
Household Internet accessa
    No 29.2% 19.0% 9.7% 19.5%
    Yes 70.8% 81.0% 90.3% 80.5%
a

Indicates statistically significant difference across the three subsamples (P < 0.05).