Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Eligible Energy Balance Study Participants at Baseline, Columbia, SC, 2011–2014
| Variable | All Participants (n=390) |
Women (n=198) |
Men (n=192) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yrs) | 27.6±3.8 | 27.7±3.7 | 27.4±3.9 |
| Race, n (%) | |||
| European American | 264 (68) | 131 (66) | 133 (70) |
| African American | 47 (12) | 31 (16) | 16 (8) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 11 (3) | 7 (3) | 4 (2) |
| Asian | 42 (11) | 15 (8) | 27 (14) |
| Native American | 12 (3) | 8 (4) | 4 (2) |
| Mixed race | 14 (3) | 6 (3) | 8 (4) |
| Education, n (%) | |||
| HS Graduate/GED Some College |
62 (16) | 18 (9) | 44 (23) |
| College (4+ years) | 328 (84) | 180 (91) | 148 (77) |
| Income ($), n (%) | |||
| < 20,000 | 65 (17) | 34 (17) | 31 (16) |
| 20,000 to < 40,000 | 137 (35) | 76 (39) | 61 (32) |
| 40,000 to < 60,000 | 74 (19) | 37 (19) | 37 (19) |
| 60,000 to < 80,000 | 50 (13) | 23 (12) | 27 (14) |
| ≥ 80,000 | 62 (16) | 26 (13) | 36 (19) |
| Employment, n (%) | |||
| Employed and self employed | 214 (55) | 113 (57) | 101 (53) |
| Student/Other1 | 176 (45) | 85 (43) | 91 (47) |
| Marital status, n (%) | |||
| Married2 | 178 (46) | 90 (45) | 88 (46) |
| Single3 | 212 (54) | 108 (55) | 104 (54) |
| Children, age | |||
| <18 years, n (%) | |||
| 0 | 336 (86) | 173 (88) | 163 (85) |
| 1 | 29 (7) | 13 (7) | 16 (8) |
| ≥ 2 | 24 (7) | 11 (5) | 13 (7) |
1
Out of work (<1 year), homemaker, unable to work (n=4, 1%).
2
Includes members of unmarried couples (n=55, 14%).
3
Includes divorced and separated (n=7, 1.7%).