Sample demographics (n=615)
| Mean±SD or % | |
| Age | 61.3±10.9 |
| Diabetes duration | 12.3±9.1 |
| Education (years of school) | 13.4±2.8 |
| Employment (hours per week) | 12.5±19.0 |
| Race | |
| White | 33.0 |
| Black | 64.9 |
| Other | 2.1 |
| Gender | |
| Women | 38.4 |
| Men | 61.6 |
| Marital status | |
| Never married | 11.2 |
| Married | 49.7 |
| Separated/divorced/widow | 39.1 |
| Income | |
| <US$19 000 | 41.6 |
| US$20 000–US$34 999 | 25.1 |
| US$35 000–US$49 999 | 13.8 |
| US$50 000 or more | 19.5 |
| Insurance | |
| None | 9.3 |
| Private | 20.2 |
| Medicare/Medicaid | 34.9 |
| VA | 23.9 |
| Other | 11.7 |
| Health status | |
| Excellent/very good | 13.3 |
| Good | 38.2 |
| Fair/poor | 48.5 |