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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the sample

From: Lived experience perspectives on a definition of eating disorder recovery in a sample of predominantly white women: a mixed method study

Demographic characteristics

Frequency (%)

Gender

Woman

59 (95.2)

Man

0 (0)

Not listed

3 (4.8%)

Ethnicity

Black/African/Caribbean

2 (3.2)

Indigenous

2 (3.2)

Latin American

2 (3.2)

South Asian

4 (6.5)

Southeast Asian

2 (3.2)

West Asian

0 (0)

White/European

57 (91.9)

Not listed

2 (3.2)

Sexual orientation

Heterosexual

50 (80.6)

Lesbian

1 (1.6)

Bisexual

5 (8.1)

Queer

5 (8.1)

Not listed

1 (1.6)

Relationship status

Married

11 (17.7)

Cohabitating

11 (17.7)

Single, never married

37 (59.7)

Not listed

3 (4.8)

Education

Completed high school

3 (4.8)

Some College/University

10 (16.1)

Completed College/University

17 (27.4)

Some graduate education

9 (14.5)

Completed graduate education

11 (17.7)

Completed professional program

12 (19.4)

Employment status

Student

20 (32.3)

Full-time

22 (35.5)

Part-time

11 (17.7)

Unemployed

6 (9.7)

Medical leave

2 (3.2)

  1. Percentages for ethnicity do not add up to 100% because participants could endorse more than one ethnic identity