Table 1.
Sociodemographics of the PROMIS® Wave 1 Cohort
| Total Sample (N = 825)§ n (%) |
Men (N = 400) n (%) |
Women (N = 424) n (%) |
χ2 for gender |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 5.84 | |||
| 18–34 | 217 (26%) | 102 (25%) | 115 (27%) | |
| 35–64 | 380 (46%) | 172 (43%) | 207 (49%) | |
| 65+ | 228 (28%) | 126 (32%) | 102 (24%) | |
| Ethnicity | 0.06 | |||
| Hispanic | 77 (9%) | 38 (10%) | 38 (9%) | |
| Race | 10.28 | |||
| Caucasian | 652 (79%) | 328 (82%) | 324 (76%) | |
| African American | 83 (10%) | 35 (9%) | 47 (11%) | |
| Other | 90 (11%) | 37 (9%) | 53 (13%) | |
| Education | 1.10 | |||
| ≤ High School | 184 (22%) | 89 (22%) | 94 (22%) | |
| Some College | 385 (47%) | 180 (45%) | 205 (48%) | |
| ≥ College | 255 (31%) | 130 (33%) | 125 (29%) | |
| Marital Status | 11.63** | |||
| Never Married | 136 (16%) | 78 (20%) | 58 (14%) | |
| Married/ Partner | 523 (63%) | 258 (65%) | 265 (63%) | |
| Separated/Divorced | 101 (12%) | 43 (11%) | 58 (14%) | |
| Widowed | 63 (8%) | 21 (5%) | 42 (10%) | |
| Occupation | 99.56** | |||
| Homemaker | 51 (6%) | 2 (0.5%) | 49 (12%) | |
| Unemployed | 28 (3%) | 17 (4%) | 11 (3%) | |
| Retired | 221 (27%) | 127 (32%) | 94 (22%) | |
| Disability | 30 (4%) | 11 (3%) | 18 (4%) | |
| Leave of Absence | 2 (0.2%) | 1 (0.25%) | 1 (0.24%) | |
| Full-time employed | 318 (39%) | 181 (45%) | 137 (32%) | |
| Part-time employed | 55 (7%) | 20 (5%) | 35 (8%) | |
| Full-time student | 25 (3%) | 6 (2%) | 19 (5%) | |
| Income | 10.00* | |||
| < $20,000 | 85 (10%) | 32 (8%) | 52 (12%) | |
| $20,000 - $49,999 | 292 (35%) | 129 (32%) | 163 (38%) | |
| 52 (12%)$50,000 - $99,999 | 320 (39%) | 172 (43%) | 148 (35%) | |
| ≥ $100,000 | 105 (13%) | 55 (14%) | 50 (12%) | |
| Source | 0.50 | |||
| Web Survey | 778 (94%) | 380 (95%) | 398 (94%) | |
| Clinical Site | 47 (6%) | 20 (5%) | 26 (6%) |
*p < .05
**p < .01
§Note: one individual did not report gender