Table 1.
Descriptive demographic summary among 269 participants and overall census information
| n | % | Population census data | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| 18–34 | 161 | 59.85 | 37.8% |
| 35–65 | 108 | 40.15 | 62.1% |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 154 | 57.25 | 49.2% |
| Female | 115 | 42.75 | 50.8% |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 172 | 63.94 | |
| Unmarried, living with a romantic partner | 45 | 16.73 | |
| Never married | 29 | 10.78 | |
| Separated | 7 | 2.60 | |
| Divorced | 15 | 5.58 | |
| Widowed | 1 | 0.37 | |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 5 | 1.86 | |
| High school diploma/GED | 44 | 16.36 | |
| Trade school/vocational school | 38 | 14.13 | |
| Some college, no degree | 91 | 33.83 | |
| 2 year college | 44 | 16.36 | |
| 4-year college degree | 40 | 14.87 | |
| Master’s degree | 4 | 1.49 | |
| Doctoral degree | 3 | 1.12 | |
| Income | |||
| $9,999 or less | 15 | 5.58 | |
| $10,000 to $29,999 | 101 | 37.55 | |
| $30,000 to $49,999 | 119 | 44.24 | |
| $50,000 or more | 34 | 12.64 | |
| Insurance | |||
| None | 60 | 22.30 | |
| Public Insurance | 149 | 55.39 | |
| Private | 60 | 22.30 | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| African | 52 | 19.33 | 20% |
| Afro-Caribbean | 13 | 4.83 | |
| African American | 203 | 75.46 | 80% |
| Other | 1 | 0.37 | |
| How long in US? | |||
| Less than 2 years | 6 | 2.23 | |
| 2 to 5 years | 37 | 13.75 | |
| 6 to 10 years | 73 | 27.14 | |
| More than 10 years | 154 | 56.88 | |
| Citizenship status | |||
| Citizen | 205 | 76.21 | |
| Non-citizen | 64 | 23.79 | |