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 %) |