Table 3 Baseline demographic characteristics (n = 2525)

Gender

Female

80.7 % (2038)

Age category in yrs

18-29

16.1 % (406)

30-39

19.3 % (487)

40-49

30.7 % (773)

50-59

26.4 % (664)

60 and up

7.8 % (195)

Education

<8^th grade/Some HS/HS/GED

16.8 % (425)

SomeTech/CC/Some Coll/Tech/CC Grad

33.2 % (839)

College Grad

31.8 % (802)

Post Graduate

17.3 % (438)

Other

0.8 % (21)

Race

Black/AA

5.3 % (134)

White

88.6 % (2236)

Asian

1.9 % (48)

American Indian/Alaskan Native

0.2 % (5)

Other/Mix/Unknown

4.0 % (102)

Ethnicity

Hispanic

3.1 % (78)

Employment status

Full-time

83.8 % (2117)

Part-time

14.6 % (368)

Not Employed

1.6 % (40)

Payment type

Salary

44 % (1111)

Hourly

54.1 % (1367)

Piece work

0.4 % (10)

Other/Volunteer

1.5 % (37)

Job type

Scientific/Technical

23.1 % (583)

Professional/Managerial

30.1 % (782)

Clerical/Office/Sales

31.7 % (799)

Skill/Craft

8.3 % (209)

Service worker

1.5 % (39)

Manual labor

2.5 % (62)

Machine operator

0.8 % (19)

Other/Don't know

1.0 % (26)