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Baseline Monograph - African American Women: Demographic and Socio-Economic Status

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  Age In Three Categories
65-69 70-79 80+
MARITAL STATUS MARRIED 91 47.6% 94 30.4% 12 15.0%
WIDOWED 58 30.4% 160 51.8% 56 70.0%
DIVORCED 21 11.0% 33 10.7% 4 5.0%
SEPARATED 13 6.8% 11 3.6% 3 3.8%
NEVER MARRIED 7 3.7% 11 3.6% 5 6.3%
MISSING 1 .5%        
DO YOU LIVE ALONE OR WITH OTHER PEOPLE? LIVE ALONE 50 26.2% 126 40.8% 47 58.8%
LIVE WITH SPOUSE 85 44.5% 87 28.2% 12 15.0%
LIVE WITH RELATIVES, INLAWS, OR FRIENDS 48 25.1% 78 25.2% 21 26.3%
LIVE WITH OTHER UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS 1 .5% 5 1.6%    
REFUSED TO ANSWER 7 3.7% 13 4.2%    
LEVEL OF EDUCATION LESS THAN GRADE 9 28 14.8% 82 26.5% 37 46.8%
GRADES 9-11 39 20.6% 67 21.7% 11 13.9%
HIGH SCHOOL GRAD OR GED 49 25.9% 70 22.7% 14 17.7%
SOME COLLEGE OR VOTECH 35 18.5% 49 15.9% 11 13.9%
COLLEGE GRAD 15 7.9% 13 4.2% 4 5.1%
MASTERS/PhD 23 12.2% 28 9.1% 2 2.5%
LIFE OCCUPATION PROF, TECH, MANAGERIAL, ADMIN 70 36.6% 81 26.3% 11 13.8%
SALES/CLERICAL SERVICES 26 13.6% 28 9.1% 6 7.5%
CRAFTSMAN/MACHINE OPERATOR/LABORER 18 9.4% 47 15.3% 17 21.3%
FARMING/FORESTRY 1 .5% 2 .6% 5 6.3%
HOUSEWIFE 36 18.8% 67 21.8% 13 16.3%
OTHER 40 20.9% 83 26.9% 28 35.0%
REFUSES TO ANSWER     1 .3%    
CURRENT OCCUPATION EMPLOYED AT JOB FOR PAY(FULL/PART-TIME) 10 5.3% 15 4.9% 1 1.3%
HOMEMAKING,NOT WORKING OUTSIDE THE HOME 28 14.9% 36 11.7% 7 9.0%
EMPLOYED,TEMPORARILY AWAY REGULAR JOB 3 1.6%        
RETIRED FROM USUAL OCCUPATION & NOT WORK 89 47.3% 163 53.1% 50 64.1%
RETIRED FROM USUAL JOB & WORKING FOR PAY 21 11.2% 36 11.7% 4 5.1%
RETIRED FROM USUAL JOB,BUT VOLUNTEERING 30 16.0% 42 13.7% 10 12.8%
UNEMPLOYED,LOOKING FOR WORK 2 1.1% 3 1.0%    
UNEMPLOYED,NOT LOOKING FOR WORK 5 2.7% 12 3.9% 6 7.7%
INCOME GROUP UNDER $5,000 26 14.1% 59 19.9% 23 31.5%
$5,000 TO $7,999 41 22.2% 81 27.4% 29 39.7%
$8,000 TO $11,999 23 12.4% 43 14.5% 10 13.7%
$12,000 TO $15,999 25 13.5% 38 12.8% 7 9.6%
$16,000 TO $24,999 21 11.4% 32 10.8% 3 4.1%
$25,000 TO $34,999 20 10.8% 24 8.1%    
$35,000 TO $49,999 8 4.3% 12 4.1% 1 1.4%
OVER $50,000 11 5.9% 4 1.4%    
MISSING 10 5.4% 3 1.0%