Table 2

Demographic profile of respondents

Demographic categoryNumber%
Gender
Male8042.78
Female10656.68
Non-binary/third gender10.53
Prefer not to answer00
Age (years)
18–242714.36
25–346333.51
35–443418.09
44–542010.64
55–642915.43
65 or older157.98
Income (yearly)
Less than $25,0002211.7
$25,000–$49,9993317.55
$50,000–$74,9993116.49
$75,000–$99,9992714.36
$100,000–$149,9993920.74
$150,000 or more2412.77
Prefer not to say126.38
Education
Grade school40.67
High school7412.31
Some college17829.62
College25442.26
Graduate school9115.14
Employment status
Employed full time34557.4
Employed part time9115.14
Unemployed looking for work548.99
Unemployed not looking for work233.83
Retired345.66
Student437.15
Disabled111.83
Ethnicity
White/Caucasian124124
Black/African American 6899
Asian4545
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander00
American Indian/Alaskan Native00
Prefer not to answer99
Hispanic  
Yes2714.44
No16085.56
Overall, how many nights have you spent in a hospital in the last 5 years?
I have not been hospitalized13370.74
1–5 nights4725
6–10 nights42.13
11–15 nights10.53
16–19 nights10.53
20 nights or more21.06

Source(s): Created by the authors of this study

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