| Participant Characteristics | n | %a |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 242 | 32 |
| Female | 520 | 68 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 728 | 96 |
| Black or African American | 13 | 2 |
| Asian | 3 | 0.5 |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 2 | 0.3 |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.1 |
| Latino, Hispanic or Spanish | 7 | 1 |
| Highest grade or level of school completed | ||
| Never attended school or only attended kindergarten | 0 | |
| Grades 8 or less (elementary) | 13 | 1.7 |
| Grades 9 through 11 (some high school) | 13 | 1.7 |
| Grade 12 or GED (high school graduate) | 188 | 24.7 |
| College 1 -3 years (some college or technical school) | 198 | 26 |
| College 4 years or more (college graduate) | 147 | 19.3 |
| Post-graduate studies | 199 | 26.1 |
| Martial status | ||
| Married | 532 | 69.8 |
| Divorced | 67 | 8.8 |
| Widowed | 63 | 8.3 |
| Separated | 1 | 1.1 |
| Never been married | 82 | 10.8 |
| Member of an unmarried couple | 16 | 2.1 |
| Children | ||
| Had children | 582 | 79 |