Table 1 Participant demographics (N = 29)
From: Health status among black African-born women in Kansas City: a preliminary assessment
Characteristic | N | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age (in years, mean, SD) | 23 | (39.0 ± 11.4; mean age) |
Country of origin | 26 | |
Cameroon | 10 | 38.5 |
Kenya | 12 | 46.1 |
Nigeria | 4 | 15.4 |
Years in the US | 28 | |
1 year | 8 | 28.6 |
2–4 years | 5 | 17.8 |
5 years | 3 | 10.7 |
6–10 years | 4 | 14.3 |
Over 10 years | 8 | 28.6 |
Current living situation | 28 | |
Married/living with a partner | 19 | 67.9 |
Divorced/separated/widowed | 5 | 17.9 |
Never married | 2 | 7.1 |
Other | 2 | 7.1 |
Highest educational attainment | 27 | |
Elementary/grade school | 2 | 7.4 |
High school graduate/GED | 4 | 14.8 |
Some college | 1 | 3.7 |
2-year college graduate (AA degree) | 9 | 33.3 |
4-year college graduate (BA/BS degree) | 8 | 29.6 |
Graduate degree | 3 | 11.1 |
Employment status | 27 | |
Employed | 19 | 70.4 |
Self-employed | 2 | 7.4 |
Out of work for <1 year | 1 | 3.7 |
Stay home mom | 2 | 7.4 |
Unable to work | 3 | 11.1 |
Children | 28 | |
Yes | 22 | 78.6 |