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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the analytic sample

From: Comparison of prevalence and exposure-disease associations using self-report and hospitalization data among enrollees of the world trade center health registry

Characteristic

N

%

Gender

 Male

10,910

60.5

 Female

7116

39.5

Race

 White non-Hispanic

12,586

69.8

 Black non-Hispanic

1858

10.3

 Hispanic

2081

11.5

 Asian

1011

5.6

 Other

490

2.6

Age at 9/11

 0–17

223

1.2

 18–24

578

3.2

 25–44

9185

51.0

 45–64

7625

42.3

 65+

414

2.3

Education

 High School Diploma or less

3989

22.2

 Some College

4570

25.4

 College Degree/Post grad

9431

52.4

PTSD at Wave 1

 Yes

2666

14.9

 No

15,201

85.1

Exposed to Dust Cloud

 Yes

10,262

57.2

 No

7675

42.8

Injured on 9/11

 Yes

2641

14.8

 No

15,261

85.2

Witnessed Traumatic Events on 9/11

 Yes

6823

38.6

 No

10,855

61.4