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Table 2 Demographics Characteristics of Study 2 Sample (N = 241)

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

68

Ethnicity

 

   European-American

28.4

   Latina/Hispanic

17.3

   Middle Eastern

12.1

   Asian-American

9.5

   Black/African-American

7

   Native-American

< 1.0

   Mixed Ethnicity

1.2

Place of Birth

 

   U.S.

44.6

   Outside of the U.S.

48.1

   Unknown

1.6

Education level

 

   Less than high school

19.8

   High school graduate

20.9

   Completed Trade school

7.4

   Less than 2 years college

26

   Bachelor's Degree

15.7

   Some Graduate school

3.3

   Master's Degree

2.9

   Ph.D., M.D. and/or J.D.

2.5

   Unknown

1.2

Employment Status

 

   Full-time

17.3

   Part-time

10.7

   Not employed

72

   Unknown

< 1.0

Marital Status

 

   Single

6.1

   Divorced

11.5

   Married

50.8

   Widowed

30.3

   Divorced and living with significant other

1.2

   Unknown

< 1.0