Table 1.
Participant demographics by sample
| Measure | Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Sample | Non-Practitioners | Mindfulness Practitioners | Test statistic | |||
| N=355 | N=275 | N=140 | N=135 | N=630 | ||
| Female, N (%) | 231 (65%) | 174 (63%) | 85 (61%) | 89 (66%) | χ2=0.80, p=.37 | 405 (64%) |
| Age, ± SD | 36.92 ± 12.78 | 43.32 ± 13.86 | 44.95 ± 14.41 | 41.63 ± 13.10 | t=1.99, p=.05 | 41.27± 13.74 |
| Race, N (%) | χ2=3.34, p=.85 | |||||
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 4 (1%) | 2 (1%) | - | 2 (2%) | 6 (1%) | |
| Asian or South Asian | 24 (7%) | 18 (7%) | 9 (6%) | 9 (7%) | 42 (7%) | |
| African American | 28 (8%) | 26 (10%) | 14 (10%) | 12 (9%) | 54 (9%) | |
| Caucasian | 264 (74%) | 206 (75%) | 105 (75%) | 101 (75%) | 470 (75%) | |
| Latino | 21 (6%) | 11 (4%) | 6 (4%) | 5 (4%) | 32 (5%) | |
| Multiracial | 12 (3%) | 9 (3%) | 5 (4%) | 4 (3%) | 21 (3%) | |
| Other | 2 (1%) | 3 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 2 (1%) | 5 (1%) | |
| Educational Background, N (%) | χ2=4.35, p=.36 | |||||
| Less than High School | 1 (0%) | - | - | - | 1 (0%) | |
| High School or Equivalent | 73 (21%) | 50 (18%) | 24 (17%) | 26 (19%) | 123 (20%) | |
| Trade School | 17 (5%) | 15 (6%) | 9 (6%) | 6 (4%) | 32 (5%) | |
| Associate’s Degree | 43 (12%) | 45 (16%) | 19 (14%) | 26 (19%) | 88 (14%) | |
| Bachelor’s Degree | 155 (44%) | 124 (45%) | 70 (50%) | 54 (40%) | 279 (44%) | |
| Graduate Degree | 66 (19%) | 41 (15%) | 18 (13%) | 23 (17%) | 107 (17%) | |
| Income level, N (%) | χ2=2.25, p=.90 | |||||
| Under $25,000 | 48 (14%) | 46 (17%) | 22 (16%) | 24 (18%) | 94 (15%) | |
| $25–49,999 | 98 (28%) | 81 (30%) | 41 (29%) | 40 (30%) | 179 (28%) | |
| $50–74,999 | 90 (25%) | 73 (27%) | 38 (27%) | 35 (26%) | 163 (26%) | |
| $75–99,999 | 58 (16%) | 35 (13%) | 19 (14%) | 16 (12%) | 93 (15%) | |
| $100–149,999 | 44 (12%) | 25 (9%) | 12 (9%) | 13 (10%) | 69 (11%) | |
| Over $150,000 | 17 (5%) | 15 (6%) | 8 (56%) | 7 (5%) | 32 (5%) | |