Table 2 Descriptive Statistics of Sociodemographic and Injury-related Information (N = 231)
Variables | Categories | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender identity | Male Female Other | 145 85 1 | 62.8 36.8 0.4 |
Race/Ethnicity | Caucasian (White) African American Hispanic/Latinx Asian American Native American/American Indian | 205 15 5 3 3 | 88.7 6.5 2.2 1.3 1.3 |
Marital status | Single Cohabitating Married Windowed/divorced | 34 28 149 20 | 14.7 12.1 64.5 8.7 |
Education level | Secondary education High school or GED Some college Associate degree Bachelor’s degree Master’s or Doctorate degree | 9 60 66 28 51 17 | 3.9 26.0 28.6 12.1 22.1 7.3 |
Employment status | Full-time employee (> 30 h per week) Part-time employee (< 30 h per week) Unemployed Retired Self-employed | 78 89 46 15 3 | 33.8 38.5 19.9 6.5 1.3 |
Level of injury | Cervical Thoracic Lumber Sacral | 137 67 18 9 | 59.3 29.0 7.8 3.9 |
Completeness of injury | Complete Incomplete | 171 60 | 74.0 26.0 |
Cause of injury | Motor vehicle accident Fall Sports/physical activity Violent act (e.g., gunshot, explosion) Others | 114 51 47 12 7 | 49.4 22.1 20.3 5.2 3.0 |
Other diseases or co-morbidities | Chronic illness Mental illness Alcohol and drug use Others Chronic and mental illness Mental illness and alcohol use None | 35 10 2 6 10 3 165 | 15.2 4.3 0.9 2.6 4.3 1.3 71.4 |