Table 2 Average Social Factor Score by Psychosocial Characteristics of Urban African-American Women (n = 576)

Age group

45–60 (n = 275)

3.5

P < .001

3.0

P = .40

2.8

P < .001

3.6

P = .001

2.3

P = .16

2.6

P < .001

61–93 (n = 301)

2.6

2.9

3.5

4.1

2.2

2.8

Education

<HS (n = 323)

2.8

P < .001

3.0

P = .11

3.0

P < .001

3.7

P = .002

2.2

P = .90

2.7

P = .50

≥ HS (n = 253)

3.3

2.9

3.5

4.2

2.2

2.7

Yearly Income

≤$10000 (n = 252)

2.5

P < .001

2.8

P = .02

2.8

P < .001

3.7

P = .04

2.2

P = .85

2.8

P = .02

>$10000 (n = 324)

3.4

3.0

3.5

4.0

2.2

2.6

Depressive Sx

None (n = 283)

3.0

P = .99

2.9

P = .76

3.4

P = .001

4.1

P = .008

2.2

P = .85

2.8

P = .04

Any (n = 293)

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.7

2.2

2.6

Current Smoker

Yes (n = 154)

3.0

P = .97

2.8

P = .18

2.8

P < .001

3.2

P < .001

2.3

P = .02

2.6

P = .38

No (n = 422)

3.0

3.0

3.3

4.1

2.2

2.7

Health Status

Fair/Poor (n = 254)

2.8

P < .001

2.9

P = .85

2.9

P < .001

3.7

P = .01

2.2

P = .81

2.7

P = .88

Good/Exc(n = 322)

3.2

3.0

3.4

4.1

2.2

2.7

# of Chronic Cond

0, 1, 2 (n = 225)

3.3

P < .001

3.0

P = .13

3.1

P = .40

3.8

P = .45

2.2

P = .63

2.6

P = .01

3–8 (n = 351)

2.9

2.9

3.3

4.0

2.2

2.8