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. 2020 May 24;94(1):9–21. doi: 10.1007/s00420-020-01552-3

Table 2.

Demographic characteristics

Demographic variable DWRT group (N = 76) Waitlist group (N = 83)
Age M (SD) 51.75 (15.33) 51.19 (15.53)
Gender N (%)
 Male 39 (51.3%) 33 (39.8%)
 Female 36 (47.4%) 49 (59.0%)
 Prefer not to answer 1 (1.3%) 1 (1.2%)
Marital status N (%)
 Living with partner 4 (5.3%) 11 (13.3%)
 Divorced 6 (7.9%) 5 (6.0%)
 Married 43 (56.6%) 33 (39.8%)
 Separated 2 (2.6%) 3 (3.6%)
 Single 18 (23.7%) 27 (32.5%)
 Widowed 1 (1.3%) 4 (4.8%)
 Prefer not to answer 2 (2.6%) 0 (0%)
Racial group N (%)
 American Indian/Alaskan native 0 (0%) 1 (1.2%)
 Asian 6 (7.9%) 3 (3.6%)
 Black/African American 8 (10.5%) 13 (15.7%)
 White 52 (68.4%) 60 (72.3%)
 Other/multi racial 6 (7.9%) 3 (3.6%)
 Prefer not to answer 4 (5.3%) 3 (3.6%)
Ethnicity N (%)
 Non-hispanic 65 (85.5%) 73 (88.0%)
 Hispanic 8 (10.5%) 6 (7.2%)
 Prefer not to answer 3 (3.9%) 4 (4.8%)
Employment N (%)
 Paid full time employment 43 (56.6%) 38 (45.8%)
 Paid part time employment 5 (6.6%) 15 (18.1%)
 Unemployed 5 (6.6%) 3 (3.6%)
 Retired 14 (18.4%) 21 (25.3%)
 Disabled 4 (5.2%) 3 (3.6%)
 Prefer not to answer 5 (6.6%) 3 (3.6%)
Response to Hurricane Sandy N (%)
 As part of job 13 (17.1%) 16 (19.3%)
 As a volunteer 49 (64.5%) 48 (57.8%)
 Both 13 (17.1%) 17 (20.5%)
 Prefer not to answer 1 (1.3%) 2 (2.4%)

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