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Not
surprisingly, individuals who described themselves as being in the upper
socio-economic group had the highest mean T-score. Individuals describing
themselves as being in the Low and Poverty levels had above average scores but
their scores that were considerably lower than those of the middle and upper
groups. The data were also reviewed in terms of respondents’ marital
status.
TABLE XX
Average T-Score by Marital
Status
| Martial
Status |
T-Score |
#
Participants |
| Divorced |
59.1 |
12 |
| Married |
56.2 |
40 |
| Separated |
60.0 |
2 |
| Single |
56.1 |
8 |
| Widowed |
67.5 |
8 |
| Total |
58.1 |
70 |
Analysis of
T-scores by marital status shows the Widowed group to have the highest mean
score, followed by the Separated group. The Married and Divorced groups which
makeup the majority of individuals in the study had mean scores of 56.2 and
59.1 respectively.
TABLE XXI
T-Score by Highest Educational
Level Achieved
| Highest
Educational Level Achieved |
| Basic Literacy Classes |
75.0 |
High School Diploma |
64.0 |
| Basic Literacy Level |
65.0 |
GED Classes |
52.8 |
| ESL Level |
62.0 |
GED Diploma |
59.3 |
| ABE Classes |
50.0 |
GED + Workforce |
53.0 |
| ABE Level |
71.0 |
GED + Vocational |
56.0 |
| ABE – Company
Training |
56.0 |
GED Diploma + Vocational
|
47.0 |
| Company Training |
54.1 |
Workforce Classes |
53.0 |
| Ministry Training |
70.0 |
State Certificate |
54.2 |
| College Courses |
58.3 |
College Credits |
64.0 |
| Associate Degree |
56.0 |
Masters Credits |
52.7 |
| College Degree |
64.0 |
Masters Degree |
53.0 |
| Doctoral Degree |
73.0 |
Total |
58.1 |
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