Table 1: Socio Demographic Characteristics of Participants (N=258).

Variable Male N% Female N% Total N % P Value
Gender
Male 26     10.8%
Female 214     89.2%
Marital Status .14
Married-spouse in home 9     34.6% 53     25.4% 62     25.2%
Married spouse not in home 0 6     2.9% 7     2.8%
Living as Married with partner 0 5     2.4% 5     2.0%
Widowed 3     11.5% 17     8.1% 21     8.5%
Divorced 7     26.9% 24     11.5% 33     13.4%
Separated 0 7     3.3% 8     3.3%
Never Married 7     26.9% 97     46.4% 110     94.7%
Employment .38
Employed for wages 13     54.2% 97     47.1% 110     47.3%
Self-employed 0 12     5.8% 13     5.3%
Out of work for more than a year 1     4.2% 9     4.4% 10     4.1%
Out of work for more less than a year 1     4.2% 14     6.8% 15     6.2%
Retired 7     29.2% 29     14.1% 40     16.5%
Unable to work 1     4.2% 14     6.8% 16     6.6%
Student 1     4.2% 13     6.3% 15     6.2%
Homemaker 0 18     8.7% 19     7.8%
Income Level .005
Under $5,000 1     4.8% 30     16.9% 33     15.7%
$5,000-9,000 0 4     2.3% 5     2.0%
$10,000-14,999 0 7     4.0% 7     3.5%
$15,000-19,999 1     4.8% 18     10.2% 20     9.6%
$20,000-24,999 1     4.8% 34     19.2% 39     17.7%
$30,000-34,999 0 17     9.6% 17     8.6%
$35,000-39,999 2     9.5% 10     5.6% 12     6.1%
$40,000-44,999 4     19.0% 8     4.5% 12     6.1%
$45,000 and over 8 27     15.3% 7     17.6%
Don't know/ not sure 4     19.0% 22     12.4% 29     13.1%
Employment .17
Yes 19     82.6% 115     68.9% 134     70.5%
No 4     17.4% 52     31.1% 56     29.5%