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Table 1 Demographics Characteristics of Study 1 Sample (N = 220)

From: The validation of a new measure quantifying the social quality of life of ethnically diverse older women: two cross-sectional studies

Demographic variables

Median

%

Age

71

Ethnicity

 

   European-American

37.3

   Latina/Hispanic

28.2

   Middle Eastern

12.7

   Asian-American

8.2

   Black/African-American

6.8

   Native-American

3.2

   Mixed Ethnicity

3.2

Place of Birth

 

   U.S.

46.2

   Outside of the U.S.

53.8

   Unknown

3.6

Education level

 

   Less than high school

31.4

   High school graduate

20.5

   Completed Trade school

5.9

   Less than 2 years college

17.7

   Bachelor's Degree

13.2

   Some Graduate school

1.8

   Master's Degree

6.4

   Ph.D., M.D. and/or J.D.

1.8

   Unknown

1.4

Employment Status

 

   Full-time

12.7

   Part-time

10.4

   Not employed

76.9

   Unknown

3.6

Marital Status

 

   Single

6.8

   Divorced

12.7

   Married

40.5

   Widowed

35.9

   Divorced and living

 

   with significant other

0.9

   Unknown

3.2