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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Emerg Nurs. 2021 Jan 27;47(3):449–458. doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2020.11.011

TABLE 1.

Patients’ demographic characteristics (n=695)

Demographic Characteristics Range Mean SD
Age 18–68 28.30 9.58

n %

Age Category (n=692)
 18–20 165 23.7
 21–30 328 47.2
 31–40 125 18.0
 41–50 39 5.6
 51 or older 35 5.0
Race (n=682)
 White 450 64.7
 Black/African American 87 12.5
 American Indian/Alaskan Native 40 5.8
 Other 105 15.1
Hispanic/Latina Ethnicity (n=679)
 Yes 168 25.6
 No 501 72.1
Education level (n=689)
 More than high school graduate 465 66.9
 High school graduate 168 24.2
 Less than high school graduate 56 8.1
Employment status (n=681)
 Work full-time 262 37.7
 Work part-time 149 21.4
 Unemployed 135 19.4
 Student 74 10.6
 Disability 61 8.8
Annual income (n=645)
 ≥ $100,000 53 7.6
 $60,000 to $99,999 80 11.5
 $20,000 to $59,999 264 38.0
 <$20,000 248 35.7
 Did not know 42 6.0
Marital status (n=688)
 Never married 542 78.0
 Married 45 6.5
 Separated/Divorced/Widowed 101 14.5