Volume 14, Number 5—May 2008
Dispatch
Social Support and Response to AIDS and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Arijit Nandi*, Melissa Tracy†, Allison Aiello†, Don C. Des Jarlais‡, and Sandro Galea†§¶
Table 2
Sociodemographic characteristics of 914 study participants, New York, New York, metropolitan area
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| M | 395 (45.4) |
| F |
519 (54.6) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White | 570 (54.1) |
| Asian/other | 71 (7.6) |
| Black | 130 (18.5) |
| Hispanic |
131 (19.8) |
| Age, y | |
| 18–34 | 245 (37.3) |
| 35–54 | 393 (38.2) |
| >55 |
267 (24.5) |
| Education | |
| Some college | 642 (65.4) |
| High school or equivalent | 182 (25.0) |
| Less than high school |
88 (9.6) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 403 (53.0) |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 210 (15.6) |
| Never married/unmarried couple |
295 (31.4) |
| Income | |
| >$75,000 | 259 (33.9) |
| $40,000–$74,999 | 214 (27.5) |
| $20,000–$39,999 | 157 (23.5) |
| <$20,000 |
129 (15.2) |
| Social support | |
| Low | 28 (30.2) |
| Medium | 272 (30.5) |
| High | 361 (39.3) |
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