Table 2.
Descriptive Statistics in the Overall Sample and by Race
| Characteristics | All | Whites | Blacks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 35,802 | 84.8 | 35,802 | 100.0 | – | – |
| Black | 6399 | 15.2 | – | – | 6399 | 100.0 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Men | 18,694 | 44.3 | 16,223 | 45.3 | 2471 | 38.6 |
| Women | 23,507 | 55.7 | 19,579 | 54.7 | 3928 | 61.4 |
| Employed | ||||||
| No | 21,589 | 51.2 | 18,209 | 50.9 | 3380 | 52.8 |
| Yes | 20,612 | 48.8 | 17,593 | 49.1 | 3019 | 47.2 |
| Marital Status* | ||||||
| No | 19,486 | 46.2 | 15,305 | 42.7 | 4181 | 65.3 |
| Yes | 22,715 | 53.8 | 20,497 | 57.3 | 2218 | 34.7 |
| Educational Attainment | ||||||
| 0–11 years | 25,756 | 61.0 | 20,770 | 58.0 | 4986 | 77.9 |
| 12 years | 8615 | 20.4 | 7764 | 21.7 | 851 | 13.3 |
| 12–15 years | 3088 | 7.3 | 2797 | 7.8 | 291 | 4.5 |
| 16+ years | 4742 | 11.2 | 4471 | 12.5 | 271 | 4.2 |
| Self-Rated Health* | ||||||
| Not healthy | 10,483 | 24.8 | 8402 | 23.5 | 2081 | 32.5 |
| Healthy | 31,718 | 75.2 | 27,400 | 76.5 | 4318 | 67.5 |
| Happiness* | ||||||
| Not happy | 5493 | 13.0 | 4080 | 11.4 | 1413 | 22.1 |
| Happy | 36,708 | 87.0 | 31,722 | 88.6 | 4986 | 77.9 |
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
| Age (years)* | 46.11 | 17.39 | 46.56 | 17.50 | 43.56 | 16.58 |
Note: *p < 0.05 for comparison of Blacks and Whites.