Table I.
Descriptive demographics and general percentages for the sample
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 18–34 | 147 | 59.27 |
| 35–65 | 101 | 40.73 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 141 | 56.85 |
| Female | 107 | 43.15 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 158 | 63.71 |
| Unmarried, living with a romantic partner | 41 | 16.53 |
| Never married | 26 | 10.48 |
| Separated | 7 | 2.82 |
| Divorced | 15 | 6.05 |
| Widowed | 1 | 0.40 |
| Education | ||
| Less than high school | 4 | 1.61 |
| High school diploma / GED | 38 | 15.32 |
| Trade school/vocational school | 33 | 13.31 |
| Some college, no degree | 85 | 34.27 |
| 2 year college | 42 | 16.94 |
| 4-year college degree | 40 | 16.13 |
| Master’s degree | 4 | 1.61 |
| Doctoral degree | 2 | 0.81 |
| Income | ||
| $9,999 or less | 14 | 5.65 |
| $10,000 to $29,999 | 93 | 37.50 |
| $30,000 to $49,999 | 108 | 43.55 |
| Greater than $50,000 | 33 | 13.30 |
| Health Insurance | ||
| None | 59 | 23.79 |
| Public Insurance | 132 | 53.23 |
| Private | 57 | 22.98 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| African | 47 | 18.95 |
| African American | 190 | 76.61 |
| Afro-Caribbean | 11 | 4.44 |
| How long in U.S.? | ||
| Less than 2 years | 5 | 2.02 |
| 2 to 5 years | 28 | 11.29 |
| 6 to 10 years | 71 | 28.63 |
| More than 10 years | 144 | 58.06 |
| Citizenship status | ||
| Citizen | 188 | 75.81 |
| Non-citizen | 60 | 24.19 |