Table 2.

Study sample characteristics versus census of West Virginia and north central Appalachia.

Characteristic	Sample (%)	West Virginia (%)*	North Central Appalachia (%)**
Caucasian	88.3	93.6	93.4
Hispanic	2.0	1.5	1.2
African American	6.9	3.6	3.0
High School Graduate	87.3	85.0	82.5
Female	67.6	50.5	Not Available
Poverty***	54.9	18.1	18.0

Note: *[29], ** [39], ***Poverty based on 2 person household income < $16,460 per annum.