Table 1: Demographic characteristics of respondents related to mental health issues in rural areas (n = 439).

1.1

Mean

SD

Range

Age, years

53.6

18.7

18-91

Time in community, years

23.8

20.7

0.8-84

1.2

N*

%

Gender

- Male

147

33.60%

- Female

290

66.40%

Ethnicity

- Caucasian

429

98.60%

- Other1

6

1.40%

Marital Status2

- Married/living with a partner

310

70.90%

- In a relation, but not living with a partner

16

3.70%

- Single

45

10.30%

- Divorced/separated

41

9.40%

- Widowed

24

5.50%

- Other

1

0.20%

Children

- Yes

366

83.80%

- No

71

16.20%

Education

- High school or lower

155

35.40%

- College

231

52.70%

- Graduate school

52

11.90%

Employment

- Employed, student or retired

338

79.50%

- Not-employed

87

20.50%

Yearly household income

- $0-$20,000

55

14.10%

- $20,000-$60,000

158

40.60%

- $60,000-$100,000

109

28.00%

- $100,000 or more

67

17.20%

*might not add up to 439 due to missing data.

1Includes African American, Hispanic, Asian and Native American.

2For analysis purposes, marital status was recorded into a binary variable: married/living with a partner and in a relationship but not living with a partner versus divorced/separated, widowed, single and other.