Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of the Sample (n = 2,512)
| Category | Statistics |
|
|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | |
| Age (mean = 33.72; SD = 8.05) | — | — |
| Prospective diagnosis with PMDD by health care provider | 591 | 23.5 |
| Age at menarche (mean = 12.48; SD = 1.61) | — | — |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 2,442 | 97.10 |
| Nonbinary | 56 | 2.23 |
| Other | 8 | 0.32 |
| Sexual orientation | ||
| Straight | 1,943 | 77.16 |
| Gay/lesbian | 58 | 2.30 |
| Bisexual | 276 | 10.96 |
| Pansexual | 78 | 3.10 |
| Queer | 92 | 3.65 |
| Other | 50 | 1.99 |
| Race | ||
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 66 | 2.62 |
| Black or African | 51 | 2.03 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 77 | 3.06 |
| White/Caucasian | 2,177 | 86.56 |
| Other | 139 | 5.53 |
| Education | ||
| Left school at 16 with qualifications/diploma | 137 | 5.47 |
| Left school at 16 with no qualifications/diploma | 65 | 2.60 |
| Left school at 18 with qualifications/diploma | 362 | 14.46 |
| Left school at 18 with no qualifications/diploma | 26 | 1.04 |
| Apprenticeship | 52 | 2.08 |
| Associate's degree | 231 | 9.23 |
| Bachelor's degree | 853 | 34.07 |
| Master's degree | 396 | 15.81 |
| Ph.D. | 47 | 1.88 |
| Other | 335 | 13.38 |
| Income | ||
| <$15,000 | 309 | 13.51 |
| $15,000–$19,000 | 153 | 6.69 |
| $20,000–$24,999 | 140 | 6.12 |
| $25,000–$29,999 | 127 | 5.55 |
| $30,000–$34,999 | 164 | 7.17 |
| $35,000–$39,000 | 134 | 5.86 |
| $40,000–$49,999 | 235 | 10.27 |
| $50,000–$79,999 | 449 | 19.62 |
| $80,000–$99,999 | 207 | 9.05 |
| $100,000 or above | 370 | 16.17 |
PMDD, premenstrual dysphoric disorder; SD, standard deviation.