Table 1.
Characteristics of sample of Black women in Baltimore, Maryland, 2015-2018 (N=232)
| Total (n=232) | Exposed (n=94) | Unexposed (n=138) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHICS | |||
| Agea ** | 26.22 ± 6.35 | 28.26 ± 7.10 | 24.83 ± 5.38 |
| 18-24*** | 101 (44) | 29 (31) | 72 (52) |
| 25-34 | 105 (45) | 46 (49) | 59 (43) |
| 35-44 | 26 (11) | 19 (20) | 7 (5) |
| High school education or more* | 198 (85) | 75 (80) | 123 (89) |
| Formally employed* | 139 (60) | 47 (50) | 92 (67) |
| Unstable Housing* | 14 (6) | 10 (11) | 4 (3) |
| Individual Income | |||
| <$10,000 | 136 (59) | 59 ( 63) | 77 (56) |
| $10,000 - 29,999 | 75 (32) | 28 (30) | 47 (34) |
| >$30,000 | 21 (9) | 7 (7) | 14 (10) |
| Relationship Status | |||
| Single | 160 (69) | 64 ( 68) | 96 (70) |
| In Relationship | 63 (27) | 25 (27) | 38 (28) |
| Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 6 (3) | 3 (3) | 3 (2) |
| Other | 3 (1) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) |
| MENTAL HEALTH | |||
| Depressive symptomsa, c *** | 10.29 ± 6.46 | 13.28 ± 6.91 | 8.25 ± 5.25 |
| Severe Depressive symptoms*** | 106 (46) | 62 (66) | 44 (32) |
| PTSD symptomsa, b *** | 1.62 ± 1.12 | 2.19 ± 1.07 | 1.23 ± 0.99 |
| Severe/Extreme PTSD symptoms*** | 62 (27) | 40 (43) | 22 (16) |
| STRESS AND COPING | |||
| Perceived Stressa, b *** | 19.24 ± 7.13 | 22.03 ± 5.77 | 17.33 ± 7.36 |
| Low*** | 43 (19) | 7 (7) | 36 (26) |
| Medium | 157 (68) | 68 (72) | 89 (64) |
| High | 32 (14) | 19 (20) | 13 (9) |
| Social Supporta ** | 46.15 ± 10.34 | 42.99 ± 10.61 | 48.30 ± 9.61 |
| Low** | 75 (32) | 39 (41) | 36 (26) |
| Medium | 75 (32) | 33 (35) | 42 (30) |
| High | 82 (35) | 22 (23) | 60 (43) |
| Resiliencea, b ** | 24.38 ± 7.96 | 22.20 ± 8.40 | 25.86 ± 7.32 |
| Low** | 65 (28) | 37 (39) | 28 (20) |
| Medium | 84 (36) | 30 (32) | 54 (39) |
| High | 83 (36) | 27 (29) | 56 (41) |
Source: The ESSENCE Project 2015-2017;
a
[mean ± std dev.];
b
Past month;
c
Past week;
a p-value for statistical difference between Exposed/Unexposed using 2 for comparisons among categorical variables & F-statistic for comparison of means among continuous variables;
*
p-value≤0.05,
**
p-value≤0.01,
***
p-value≤0.001