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Table 1 Participant Characteristics

From: Antipsychotic treatment experiences of people with bipolar I disorder: patient perspectives from an online survey

Characteristic

N = 200

Age in Years, mean (SD)

43.2 (12.4)

Female, n (%)

119 (59.5%)

Race, n (%)

 African-American or Black

18 (9.0%)

 American Native

4 (2.0%)

 Asian

7 (3.5%)

 Caucasian or White

138 (69.0%)

 Hawaiian Native or other Pacific Islander

1 (0.5%)

 Multiple Races

21 (10.5%)

 Other

11 (4.5%)

Ethnicity, n (%)

 Hispanic/Spanish/Latino origin

21 (10.5%)

Education, n (%)

 Less than High School Diploma

4 (2.0%)

 High School Diploma or GED

36 (18.0%)

 Some College, but no degree

60 (30.0%)

 Associate’s Degree or Technical Certificate

27 (13.5%)

 Bachelor’s Degree (B.A., B.S., etc.)

49 (24.5%)

 Graduate Degree (M.A., M.S., Ph.D. M.D., etc.)

24 (12.0%)

Current Employment Statusa

 Employed (working for pay) full-time

63 (31.5%)

 Disability

48 (24.0%)

 Retired

22 (11.0%)

 Employed (working for pay) part-time

21 (10.5%)

 Homemaker

15 (7.5%)

 Unemployed and looking for work

12 (6.0%)

 Student

12 (6.0%)

 Unemployed and not looking for work

4 (2.0%)

 Other

3 (1.5%)

Time Since BD-I Diagnosis, n (%)

 1 year to < 2 years

19 (9.5%)

 2 years to < 3 years

16 (8.0%)

 3 years to < 5 years

41 (20.5%)

 5 years to < 10 years

38 (19.0%)

  ≥ 10 years

86 (43.0%)

Currently Taking Oral AP, n (%)b

162 (81.4%)

  1. AP Antipsychotic, SD Standard Deviation
  2. a Employment status categories are listed in order of descending frequency
  3. b One participant’s response was not recorded due to a technology problem, and has been excluded from frequency calculations