Table 3.
Demographics by Sample
| Multisite Sample | Chronic Illness Sample | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME or CFS | Control | ME or CFS | MS | |||
| (n = 948) | (n = 47) | (n = 353) | (n = 135) | |||
| M (SD) | M (SD) | Sig. | M (SD) | M (SD) | Sig. | |
| Age | 50.1 (13.5) | 56.7 (12.7) | ** | 49.3 (13.2) | 43.4 (11.1) | *** |
| % (n) | % (n) | Sig. | % (n) | % (n) | Sig. | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 80.6 (752) | 60.9 (28) | * | 88.7 (307) | 83.3 (110) | |
| Male | 19.4 (181) | 39.1 (18) | 11.3 (39) | 16.7 (22) | ||
| Race | ||||||
| White | 98.3 (914) | 100 (46) | 96.9 (339) | 91.8 (123) | * | |
| Other Race | 1.7 (16) | 0.0 (0) | 3.1 (11) | 8.2 (11) | ||
| Education Level | ||||||
| High School or Less | 36.1 (333) | 8.7 (4) | *** | 29.6 (104) | 34.6 (47) | |
| College or Graduate Degree | 63.9 (590) | 91.3 (42) | 70.4 (247) | 65.4 (89) | ||
| Work Status | ||||||
| On Disability | 57.2 (532) | 0.0 (0) | *** | 45.5 (158) | 27.4 (37) | *** |
| Student / Homemaker | 4.9 (46) | 4.4 (2) | 7.8 (27) | 4.4 (6) | ||
| Retired / Unemployed | 21.2 (197) | 26.7 (12) | 22.8 (79) | 5.9 (8) | ||
| Working | 16.7 (155) | 68.9 (31) | 23.9 (83) | 62.2 (84) | ||
*
p < 0.05
**
p < 0.01
***
p < 0.001