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. 2020 Jul 12;10(3):200–206. doi: 10.34172/hpp.2020.33

Table 1. Socio-demographic Characteristics of the Participants (n = 134) .

Variable
Age (y) [Mean (SD)] 33.83 (10.80)
Marital status, No. (%)
Now Married 38 (28.4)
Widower 1 (0.7)
Divorced 12 (9.0)
Separated 3 (2.2)
Never married 80 (59.7)
Living arrangements, No. (%)
Owned by you with mortgage 50 (37.3)
Owned by you or someone in the house no mortgage 19 (14.2)
Rented for cash rent 53 (39.5)
Occupied without payment of cash rent 12 (9.0)
Household Income, $, No. (%)
Less than 10 000 24 (17.9)
10 000 to 19 999 13 (9.7)
20 000 to 29 999 17 (12.7)
30 000 to 39 999 18 (13.4)
40 000 to 49 999 9 (6.7)
Over 50 000 53 (39.6)
Employment status, No. (%)
Student 15 (11.2)
Employed for wages 81 (60.5)
Self-employed 24 (17.9)
Unemployed 6 (4.5)
Retired 2 (1.5)
Student and employed for wages 5 (3.7)
Employed for wages and retired 1 (0.7)
Education level, No. (%)
Did not finish high school 10 (7.5)
High school diploma/GED 73 (54.5)
Associate degree 19 (14.2)
Bachelor’s degree 19 (14.2)
Master’s degree 11 (8.2)
Professional degree 1 (0.7)
Doctorate degree 1 (0.7)
Diagnosis of disease (diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease)
None 124 (92.6)
Diabetes 9 (6.7)
Diabetes, heart disease, and stroke
1 (0.7)