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TABLE 2A
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
FEMALES
| |
1992
|
1997
|
| Age |
Black |
White |
Black |
White |
Hispanic |
Asian |
| < 35 |
29% |
16% |
20% |
26% |
21% |
43% |
| 35 - 44 |
45 |
48 |
43 |
35 |
46 |
31 |
| 45 - 54 |
18 |
24 |
29 |
33 |
31 |
23 |
| 55 + |
8 |
12 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
| |
100% |
100% |
100%1 |
100%1 |
100% |
100% |
| n |
(161) |
(280) |
(189) |
(184) |
(72) |
(35) |
| median |
39 |
40.5 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
37 |
| Marital status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Married |
40% |
60%*** |
45% |
65% |
63% |
55%*** |
| Single |
60 |
40 |
55 |
35 |
37 |
45 |
| |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| n |
(163) |
(280) |
(206) |
(194) |
(81) |
(38) |
| Number of children |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 0 |
48% |
42% |
36% |
46% |
43% |
61% |
| 1 |
19 |
20 |
28 |
19 |
17 |
18 |
| 2 |
25 |
23 |
25 |
27 |
30 |
18 |
| 3 or more |
9 |
15 |
11 |
8 |
10 |
3 |
| |
100%1 |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| n |
(162) |
(273) |
(202) |
(186) |
(77) |
(38) |
| median |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Highest educational level
completed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Some college |
2% |
2%* |
1% |
0 |
5% |
0%*** |
| College graduate |
9 |
7 |
11 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
| Graduate degree |
81 |
72 |
79 |
90 |
77 |
97 |
| Postgraduate degree |
9 |
19 |
9 |
5 |
12 |
0 |
| |
100%1 |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| n |
(162) |
(282) |
(195) |
(188) |
(78) |
(39) |
*Chi-square significant p<.05
***Chi-square significant p<.001
1Responses may not total to 100 due to rounding.
TABLE 2B
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
MALES
|
1992
|
1997
|
| Age |
Black |
White |
Black |
White |
Hispanic |
Asian |
| < 35 |
11% |
10% |
12% |
17% |
12% |
15% |
| 35 - 44 |
35 |
38 |
35 |
41 |
46 |
44 |
| 45 - 54 |
37 |
38 |
41 |
30 |
33 |
32 |
| 55 + |
17 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
9 |
8 |
|
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100%1 |
| n |
(163) |
(242) |
(162) |
(187) |
(138) |
(72) |
| median |
45 |
45 |
46 |
42 |
43 |
43 |
| Marital status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Married |
75% |
90%*** |
82% |
88% |
79% |
77% |
| Single |
25 |
10 |
18 |
12 |
21 |
23 |
|
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| n |
(165) |
(242) |
(174) |
(200) |
(148) |
(75) |
| Number of children |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 0 |
17% |
12%** |
16% |
17% |
20% |
21% |
| 1 |
21 |
10 |
17 |
12 |
13 |
19 |
| 2 |
34 |
41 |
38 |
38 |
31 |
33 |
| 3 or more |
28 |
38 |
29 |
33 |
36 |
26 |
|
100% |
100%1 |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100%1 |
| n |
(163) |
(241) |
(171) |
(196) |
(143) |
(72) |
| median |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Highest educational
level completed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Some college |
1% |
1%** |
1% |
0 |
1% |
0%*** |
| College graduate |
17 |
7 |
16 |
8 |
8 |
3 |
| Graduate degree |
69 |
79 |
72 |
83 |
78 |
91 |
| Postgraduate
degree |
13 |
13 |
12 |
9 |
13 |
7 |
|
100% |
100% |
100%1 |
100% |
100% |
100%1 |
| n |
(165) |
(242) |
(173) |
(192) |
(144) |
(74) |
**Chi-square signicant p<.01
***Chi-square significant p<.001
1Responses may not total to 100 due to rounding.
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