Table 1.

Participants’ sociodemographic characteristics

VariableFrequencyPercentage
Sex   
Male 11 34.4 
Female 21 65.6 
Marital status   
Single, divorced, separated 23 71.9 
Married, with a partner 28.1 
Employment   
Working at a job or business 16 50.0 
With a job or business but not at work 12.5 
Looking for work 3.1 
Not working at a job or business 28.1 
Choose not to answer 6.3 
Education level   
Less than high school diploma 6.3 
High school diploma/equivalency (eg, GED) 21.9 
Less than bachelor’s degree (<4-year college) 21.9 
More than bachelor’s (4-year college) degree 16 50.0 
Household income in the last 12 mo   
≤$25 000/y 10 31.3 
≥$25 000/y 17 53.1 
Do not know 3.1 
Choose not to answer 12.5 
Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin   
Yes 6.3 
No 30 93.8 
Race   
Black or African American 27 84.4 
Other, specify  15.6 
Health insurance type    
No insurance 6.5 
Public 16 51.6 
Private 11 35.5 
Public and private 6.5 
Difficulty in finding adequate health insurance,    
Yes 23.3 
No 21 70.0 
Do not know 6.7 
VariableFrequencyPercentage
Sex   
Male 11 34.4 
Female 21 65.6 
Marital status   
Single, divorced, separated 23 71.9 
Married, with a partner 28.1 
Employment   
Working at a job or business 16 50.0 
With a job or business but not at work 12.5 
Looking for work 3.1 
Not working at a job or business 28.1 
Choose not to answer 6.3 
Education level   
Less than high school diploma 6.3 
High school diploma/equivalency (eg, GED) 21.9 
Less than bachelor’s degree (<4-year college) 21.9 
More than bachelor’s (4-year college) degree 16 50.0 
Household income in the last 12 mo   
≤$25 000/y 10 31.3 
≥$25 000/y 17 53.1 
Do not know 3.1 
Choose not to answer 12.5 
Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin   
Yes 6.3 
No 30 93.8 
Race   
Black or African American 27 84.4 
Other, specify  15.6 
Health insurance type    
No insurance 6.5 
Public 16 51.6 
Private 11 35.5 
Public and private 6.5 
Difficulty in finding adequate health insurance,    
Yes 23.3 
No 21 70.0 
Do not know 6.7 

Data were obtained from participants’ surveys.

GED, general educational development.

Other races included Afro-Latina, Middle Eastern, West Indian, and multiple race.

Variables have missing data because of underreporting. Total sample does not sum up to 32 because of missing data.

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