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Fruit, Vegetable and Fat Intake: RESULTS
Characteristics of the Study Sample The 2,172 African-American participants in Project DIRECT were predominately female (62%) and had a mean age of 46 years (see Table 1). About 38% of participants were currently married, and the majority were employed (61%). Most participants had completed high school (>70%) and about one-third had yearly incomes >$25,000.