Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Study Sample (n=235)
| Age, years (mean±SD) | 35.9±11.7 |
| Sex, male | 152 (64.7%) |
| Ethnicity, non-Hispanic | 224 (95.3%) |
| No health insurance | 171 (73.6%) |
| Race | |
| African American | 110 (46.8%) |
| Caucasian | 115 (48.9%) |
| Other (self-report given below) | 10 (4.3%) |
| Mixed, biracial, or identified with more than one race | 4 (1.7%) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 (1.7%) |
| No race given | 2 (0.9%) |
| Marital Status | |
| Single and never married | 148 (61.7%) |
| Divorced or separated or widowed | 78 (32.6%) |
| Married or living with a partner | 14 (5.8%) |
| Highest Level of Education | |
| Junior high school or less | 32 (13.65%) |
| Some high school | 446 (19.48.7%) |
| General Educational Development (GED) diploma | 42 (17.97%) |
| High school graduate | 43 (18.31%) |
| Some college or trade/vocational school | 612 (26.2%) |
| College or professional school graduate | 112 (5.14.7%) |
| Living Situation | |
| With parents, siblings, or other family members | 803 (34.6%) |
| Homeless, or staying in a homeless shelter | 689 (28.98%) |
| Alone | 31 (13.2%) |
| With friends | 189 (7.79%) |
| With boyfriend, girlfriend, spouse, or partner | 24 (10.20%) |
| Other | 14 (5.98%) |
| Currently working | 31 (13.20%) |