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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of SLE travel burden survey participants (N = 39)
From: The systemic lupus erythematosus travel burden survey: baseline data among a South Carolina cohort
| Gender | |
| Female | 33 (84.62 %) |
| Male | 4 (10.26 %) |
| Missing | 2 (5.12 %) |
| Race | |
| White | 13 (32.5 %) |
| Black, or African–American | 26 (65.0 %) |
| Age | |
| Mean (SD) | 43.15 (12.92) |
| Median (Q1–Q3) | 41.5 (32, 49.25) |
| Min–max | (23, 75) |
| Education level | |
| ≤High school | 9 (23.08 %) |
| ≥College | 29 (74.36 %) |
| Missing | 1 (2.56) |
| Employment status | |
| Employed | 21 (53.85 %) |
| Other | 18 (46.15 %) |
| Self-evaluated health status | |
| Good | 21 (53.85 %) |
| Fair | 9 (23.08 %) |
| Missing | 9 (23.08 %) |
| Annual household income | |
| <$15,000 | 9 (23.08 %) |
| Between | 19 (48.72 %) |
| >$60,000 | 11 (28.21 %) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 15 (38.46 %) |
| Never married | 6 (15.38 %) |
| Other | 8 (20.51 %) |
| Missing | 10 (25.64) |
| Currently have health insurance | |
| Yes | 36 (92.31 %) |
| No | 3 (7.69 %) |
| Primary insurance medicaid | |
| Yes | 9 (23.08 %) |
| No | 26 (66.67 %) |
| Missing | 4 (10.26 %) |
| Primary insurance medicare | |
| Yes | 7 (17.95 %) |
| No | 19 (48.72 %) |
| Missing | 13 (33.33 %) |
| Insurance covering medical transportation | |
| Yes | 9 (23.08 %) |
| No | 30 (76.92 %) |
