Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the sample (n=114)
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 50.4 (16.0) |
| range | 19–88 |
| Female | 68 (60.0%) |
| pre-menopause | 24 (21.1%) |
| peri-menopause | 9 (7.9%) |
| post-menopause | 35 (30.7%) |
| Self-reported race, white or Caucasian | 105 (92.1%) |
| black or African American | 3 (2.6%) |
| Asian American | 3 (2.6%) |
| other or mixed | 3 (2.6%) |
| Marital status, married | 53 (46.5%) |
| single | 27 (23.7%) |
| divorced | 16 (14.0%) |
| unmarried partner | 9 (7.9%) |
| other | 1 (0.9%) |
| Living alone | 29 (24.6%) |
| Education, years, mean (SD) | 15.7 (3.0) |
| range | 9–25 |
| Employment status, full-time | 12 (10.5%) |
| retired | 20 (17.5%) |
| unemployed | 18 (15.8%) |
| student or homemaker | 13 (11.4%) |
| part-time | 7 (6.1%) |
| disability status | 44 (38.6%) |
| Annual household income a, < $25,000 | 33 (31.1%) |
| $25,000 - $49,999 | 25 (23.6%) |
| $50,000 - $74,999 | 20 (18.9%) |
| ≥ $75,000 | 28 (26.4%) |
Values represent number of subjects (%) except where indicated
a
8 missing values; median income in Michigan was $49,000