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Table 1 Demographic and Health Risk Characteristics of Participants

From: Insomnia symptoms and repressive coping in a sample of older Black and White women

Variable

Blacks (72%)

White (28%)

F/χ2

Mean Age

59 ± 7

60 ± 6

4.04

Mean Household Income, K

29 ± 21

38 ± 29

31.83**

Mean Body Mass Index

30 ± 6

28 ± 6

18.31**

% Married

30

51

46.16**

% High School Degree

76

99

93.44**

% Current Smoking

12

11

0.24

% Social Drinking

18

34

33.25 **

  1. **indicates significant differences using ANOVA or Fisher's Exact test at alpha = 0.01