Table 1. Participants characteristics ( n = 255) .
Characteristic | n (%) |
---|---|
Age,
n
= 238
24–39 40–55 56–69 70–84 |
66 (27.7) 58 (24.4) 76 (31.9) 38 (16) |
Gender,
n
= 246
Male Female |
172 (69.9) 74 (30.1) |
Race/Ethnicity,
n
= 247
South Asian Arab or Middle Eastern White/Caucasian Black/African American |
172 (69.6) 54 (21.9) 10 (4.1) 2 (0.8) |
Residency status,
n
= 244
Participant immigrated to the United States as an adult Participant immigrated to the United States as a child Participant born in the United States |
158 (64.8) 39 (16) 47 (19.3) |
Participant completed medical school in the United States, n = 243 | 77 (31.7) |
Years of medical practice since completion of medical school,
n
= 239
0–10 11–20 21–30 32–41 42–57 |
66 (27.6) 36 (15.1) 48 (20.1) 58 (24.3) 31 (13) |
Importance of religion in respondent's life,
n
= 254
“The most important part of my life” “Very important in my life” “Fairly important in my life” |
136 (53.5) 90 (35.4) 25 (9.8) |
Frequency of attendance at congregational worship services,
n
= 251
Daily Less than daily but at least once a week Less than weekly but at least once per month Less than monthly but at least once per year |
29 (11.6) 116 (46.2) 47 (18.7) 59 (23.5) |
Frequency of prayer,
n
= 251
Five times per day Less than five times a day but at least once per day Less than once per day but at least once per week Rarely or never |
158 (63) 65 (25.9) 14 (5.6) 14 (5.6) |
Frequency of reading the Quran outside of prayer,
n
= 251
Daily Less than daily but on a weekly basis 2-3 times per month On special occasions Rarely or never |
79 (31.5) 50 (19.9) 32 (12.8) 48 (19.1) 42 (16.7) |
Keeping Ramadan fast,
n
=253
Strictly Somewhat Not at all |
215 (85) 31 (12.3) 7 (2.8) |
Dietary practices,
n
= 248
Most religious Very religious Fairly religious Not religious |
64 (25.8) 74 (29.8) 96 (38.7) 14 (5.7) |
Religious appearance, Keep a beard (male only), n = 171 Wear the hijab (female only), n = 71 |
76 (44.4) 31 (43.7) |