Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics, N = 83

Participant Characteristics	Mean (Range) or n (%)
Age	54 (46, 24–70)
Years dx with HTN	11.01 (1–40)
Marital status
Single (never married)	22 (26.5%)
Married	36 (43.4%)
Separated/ Divorced	21 (25.3%)
Widowed	4 (4.8%)
Education
Less than 12th grade	1 (1.2%)
High school graduate	2 (2.4%)
Some comm. College	11 (13.3%)
Graduated comm. college	7 (8.4%)
Some 4-year college	8 (9.6%)
Graduated 4-year college	28 (33.7%)
Some graduate school	2 (2.4%)
Graduated graduate school	24 (28.9%)
Income
<10,000 – 24,999	11 (13.3%)
25,000 – 54,999	26 (31.3%)
55,000 – >100,000	44 (53.0%)
Refused	2 (2.4%)
Occupational status
Work full-time	60 (72.3%)
Retired with pension*	16 (19.3%)
Work part-time/not employed	10 (12%)

^*Work full-time = 1 and Work part-time = 2