Table 1.

Demographic and Health Characteristics of the Sample (N = 60)

Demographic Variables	Data, n (%)
Age distribution, years
<40	4 (6.7)
40-49	11 (18.3)
50-59	28 (46.7)
60-69	11 (18.3)
70-79	6 (10.0)
Education background
<12 years	4 (6.7)
12 years/GED	7 (11.7)
Some college/trade school	26 (43.3)
College graduate	12 (20.0)
Graduate school	11 (18.3)
Marital status
Married	38 (63.3)
Widowed	1 (1.7)
Divorced	15 (25.0)
Never married	6 (10.0)
Health conditions
Hypertension/cardiac	17 (28.3)
Diabetes mellitus	4 (6.7)
Arthritis	2 (3.3)
Combinationa	5 (8.3)
Otherb	3 (5.0)
None	29 (48.3)
Prostate screening
Yes	42 (70.0)
No	18 (30.0)

^a.A combination of hypertension and/or cardiac disease, diabetes mellitus, and arthritis.

^b.Included back spasms and sarcoidosis.