Unequal Burden of Loss of a Loved One in Non-Hispanic Black and White Californians

Table 1.

Descriptive data overall and stratified byrace.


	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD

	All		NHWs		NHBs


	n	%	n	%	n	%
Race
NHWs	901	56.2	901	100.0	-	-
NHBs	702	43.8	-	-	702	100.0
Gender *
Female	922	57.5	450	49.9	472	67.2
Male	681	42.5	451	50.1	230	32.8
Household Head*
No	320	20.0	126	14.0	194	27.6
Yes	1283	80.0	775	86.0	508	72.4
Poverty Status*
Under 150% of the federal poverty line	513	32.0	216	24.0	297	42.3
150% - 399% of the federal poverty line	537	33.5	293	32.5	244	34.8
400% + of the federal poverty line	553	34.5	392	43.5	161	22.9
Employed
No	657	41.0	422	46.8	235	33.9
Yes	938	58.5	479	53.2	459	66.1
Education*
Less than High School	57	3.6	20	2.2	37	5.3
High School	324	20.2	181	20.1	143	20.4
Some College	625	39.0	312	34.6	313	44.6
College Or More	597	37.2	388	43.1	209	29.8
Marital Status (Married) *
No	953	59.5	417	46.3	536	76.4
Yes	650	40.5	484	53.7	166	23.6
Loss of a loved one*
No	766	47.8	494	54.8	272	38.7
Yes	837	52.2	407	45.2	430	61.3
Depression
No	1220	76.1	701	77.8	519	73.9
Yes	383	23.9	200	22.2	183	26.1
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age**			57.76	16.57	41.41	16.15

*p < 0.05, Chi Square; **p < 0.05, Independent sample t test