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Table 4 Comparison of Insomnia-Related Symptoms by Ethnicity

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

Variable

Black (72%)

White (28%)

χ2

Difficulty Initiating Sleep (%)

16

42

86**

Difficulty Maintaining Sleep (%)

40

64

60**

Early Morning Awakening (%)

27

53

81**

Daytime Sleep (%)

9

4

9*

Sleep Medicine (%)

4

19

83**

  1. **indicates significant differences using Fisher's Exact tests at alpha = 0.01; * at alpha = 0.05.