Frequency of Yoga Practice Predicts Health: Results of a National Survey of Yoga Practitioners

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of study sample (𝑁=1045).

Variables	𝑀 (SD)	Range
Age (𝑛=1043)	51.7 (11.7)	19–87
	Frequency	Percent
Gender
Female	880	84.2
Race
White	932	89.2
Other^a	113	10.8
Marital status
Married/lives with partner	730	69.8
Single^b/widowed/separated/divorced	308	29.5
Other	7	0.7
Employment
Full time	532	50.9
Part time	277	26.5
Not employed	236	22.6
Education
High school/GED/trade/vocational school/Other	31	3.0
Some college	100	9.6
College graduate	386	36.9
Master’s degree	387	37.0
Doctoral degree	141	13.5

aMultiracial (𝑛=38; 3.6%), Asian (𝑛=28; 2.7%), African American (𝑛=18; 1.7%), American Indian/Alaskan/Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (6; 0.6%), other (𝑛=23; 2.2%).
bNever married.