Table II.
Characteristic | % | n |
---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 56.6 | 15 |
Female | 44.4 | 12 |
Ethnicity | ||
Black | 88.9 | 24 |
White or Asian | 11.1 | 3 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 37 | 10 |
Divorced/separated | 37 | 10 |
Widowed | 14.9 | 4 |
Single | 11.1 | 3 |
Education | ||
9th grade or less | 18.5 | 5 |
Attended some high school | 18.5 | 5 |
High school graduate | 40.7 | 11 |
Attended some college or college graduate | 14.9 | 4 |
Trade school | 7.4 | 2 |
Cardiac history | ||
AMI | 59.3 | 16 |
CABG | 7.4 | 2 |
PTCA | 25.9 | 7 |
CABG, Coronary artery bypass grafting; PTCA, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.