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Table 1 Demographics of 5 ethnic groups: means (95% confidence intervals)

From: Ethnicity, sleep, mood, and illumination in postmenopausal women

 

European American

Hispanic American

African American

Asian-Pacific American

Native-Aleut American

Percentage of Sample

72.2%

13.7%

9.4%

4.0%

0.7%

Age

69.8 (69.1–70.6)

62.4 (60.6–64.2)

61.7 (59.4–64.0)

61.7 (58.0–65.5)

62.3 (48.8–75.8)

Education (~years)

14.6 (14.4–15.0)

13.0 (12.0–14.0)

14.4 (13.4–15.4)

15 (13.6–16.4)

13.4 (9.8–16.8)

Body Mass Index

26.5 (25.7–27.2)

28.0 (26.5–29.6)

30.3 (28.3–32.4)

23.3 (21.6–25.0)

29.8

Employed

16% (12%–21%)

43% (30%–56%)

46% (31%–62%)

50% (25%–75%)

100%

Currently Married

60% (55%–65%)

62% (50%–75%)

57% (42%–72%)

78% (58%–98%)

67% (1–100%)

Current smoking

7% (3%–11%)

19% (5%–33%)

29% (11%–48%)

0%

0%