Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for the demographic characteristics of Veterans and non-Veterans with hoarding disorder.
| Veterans (n = 76) |
Non-Veterans (n = 83) |
χ2 | df | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 61.09 (10.93) | 62.36 (8.97) | t = 0.80 | 157 | 0.212 |
| Education, mean (SD) | 15.5 (3.06) | 15.96 (2.12) | t = 1.07 | 148 | 0.144 |
| Women, n (%) | 23 (30.26%) | 74 (89.16%) | 57.84 | 1 | <0.001 |
| Race, n (%) | |||||
| White | 53 (69.74%) | 65 (78.31%) | 1.52 | 1 | 217 |
| Black | 5 (6.58%) | 3 (3.61%) | |||
| Asian | 4 (5.26%) | 5 (6.02%) | |||
| Hispanic | 3 (3.95%) | 5 (6.02%) | |||
| Native American | 2 (2.63%) | 0 (0.00%) | |||
| Biracial | 7 (9.21%) | 4 (4.82%) | |||
| Other | 2 (2.63%) | 1 (1.20%) | |||
| Marital status, n (%) | |||||
| Married or living with someone | 23 (30.26%) | 24 (29.27%) | 0.019 | 1 | 0.891 |
| Never married | 24 (31.58%) | 25 (30.49%) | |||
| Separated/divorced | 25 (32.90%) | 28 (34.15%) | |||
| Widowed | 4 (5.26%) | 5 (6.10%) | |||
| Employment status, n (%) | |||||
| Employed full- or part-time | 12 (15.79%) | 35 (42.68%) | 13.65 | 1 | <0.001 |
| Retired | 40 (52.63%) | 36 (43.90%) | |||
| Not working; receiving disability income | 11 (14.47%) | 3 (3.66%) | |||
| Unemployed | 13 (17.11%) | 8 (9.76%) |