Table 2.
Characteristics of young Black women aged 23–34 years. Study of Environment, Lifestyle, and Fibroids (SELF), 2010–2012, N = 1612
| Characteristics | N (%) or mean (DS) |
|---|---|
| High depressive symptoms (CES-D score ≥ 9) | 589 (36.5) |
| Mean CES-D score | 7.4 (5.0) |
| Mean age | 29.2 (3.4) |
| Highest education | |
| High school/GED or less | 233 (14.5) |
| Some college/associate’s degree/technical training | 827 (51.3) |
| Bachelor’s/master’s degree/doctorate or professional degree | 552 (34.2) |
| Current household income | |
| < $20 K | 722 (45.1) |
| $20–$50 K | 606 (37.9) |
| > $50 K | 272 (17.0) |
| Income while growing up | |
| Poor | 75 (4.7) |
| Low income | 571 (35.4) |
| Middle income | 846 (52.5) |
| Well off | 119 (7.4) |
| Marital status | |
| Never married or lived as married | 725 (45.0) |
| Previously married or lived as married | 271 (16.8) |
| Currently married or living as married | 616 (38.2) |
| Smoking status | |
| Never | 1138 (70.6) |
| Former | 114 (7.1) |
| Current | 360 (22.3) |
| Current alcohol intake | |
| Light | 471 (29.2) |
| Moderate | 829 (51.4) |
| Heavy | 312 (19.4) |
| Social support as adult | |
| High | 937 (58.1) |
| Low | 675 (41.9) |
| Childhood supportive environment | |
| High | 1298 (80.6) |
| Low | 314 (19.5) |