Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics, 2001–2003 National Survey of American Life (n = 1576).
| Total Sample (n = 1576) |
Women (n = 1041) |
Men (n = 535) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, wt. mean (SD) | 40.5 (0.6) | 40.1 (0.61) | 41.0 (0.84) | 0.35 |
| Education, n (wt. %) | 0.67 | |||
| 0–11 years | 394 (23.4) | 262 (23.6) | 132 (23.1) | |
| 12 years | 581 (36.3) | 382 (36.7) | 199 (35.8) | |
| 13–15 years | 373 (25.6) | 246 (26.4) | 127 (24.7) | |
| ≥ 16 years | 228 (14.7) | 151 (13.3) | 77 (16.4) | |
| Income, n (wt. %) | <.0001 | |||
| Less than $9,999 | 299 (15.2) | 228 (18.4) | 71 (11.4) | |
| $10,000 – $14,999 | 195 (10.2) | 143 (11.9) | 52 (8.2) | |
| $15,000 – $24,999 | 330 (19.2) | 233 (21.5) | 97 (16.4) | |
| $25, 000 – $49,999 | 464 (31.4) | 282 (29.0) | 182 (34.2) | |
| $50, 000 or more | 288 (24.1) | 155 (19.2) | 133 (29.8) | |
| Religious Attendance, n (wt. %) | <.0001 | |||
| Less than once a year | 149 (12.0) | 85 (9.3) | 64 (15.3) | |
| Few times a year | 311 (22.5) | 179 (19.1) | 132 (26.6) | |
| A few times a month | 382 (26.4) | 253 (26.2) | 129 (26.6) | |
| At least once a week | 534 (34.7) | 396 (39.7) | 138 (28.6) | |
| Nearly every day | 81 (4.5) | 64 (5.7) | 17 (2.9) | |
| Region, n (wt. %) | 0.29 | |||
| North | 685 (50.2) | 436 (48.6) | 249 (52.1) | |
| South | 891 (49.8) | 605 (51.4) | 286 (48.0) | |
| Rural Setting, n (wt. %) | 0.39 | |||
| Rural | 607 (34.8) | 410 (35.7) | 197 (33.8) | |
| Urban | 955 (65.2) | 620 (64.3) | 335 (66.2) |