TABLE 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of barrier investigation survey respondents (n = 514) by organ donation registration status
| Total, N (%) | Organ donation registration status | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered, N (%) | Not registered, N (%) | |||
| 514 (100) | 97 (19) | 417 (81) | ||
| Demographics | ||||
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 290 (56) | 43 (44) | 247 (59) | 0.01 |
| Male | 224 (44) | 54 (56) | 170 (41) | |
| Age (dichotomized at the median) | ||||
| <35 | 251 (49) | 35 (36) | 216 (52) | 0.01 |
| 35 old or older | 258 (50) | 61 (63) | 197 (47) | |
| Unknown | 5 (1) | 1 (1) | 4 (1) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 229 (44) | 49 (51) | 180 (43) | 0.41 |
| Single | 245 (48) | 41 (42) | 204 (49) | |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 40 (8) | 7 (7) | 33 (8) | |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Chinese | 372 (72) | 54 (56) | 318 (76) | <0.001 |
| Korean | 132 (26) | 40 (41) | 92 (22) | |
| Other (mix with Chinese or Korean descent) | 10 (2) | 3 (3) | 7 (2) | |
| Place of birth | ||||
| US born | 157 (31) | 31 (32.0) | 126 (30.2) | 0.54 |
| Non-US born | 352 (68) | 66 (68.0) | 286 (68.6) | |
| Unknown | 5 (1) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (1.2) | |
| Years in United States | ||||
| <10 | 165 (32) | 21 (22) | 144 (34) | 0.02 |
| ≥10 | 191 (37) | 46 (47) | 145 (35) | |
| Born in United States | 153 (30) | 30 (31) | 123 (30) | |
| Unknown | 5 (1) | 0 (0) | 5 (1) | |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school or no formal education | 38 (7) | 6 (6) | 32 (7) | 0.05 |
| High school graduate | 82 (16) | 17 (18) | 65 (16) | |
| Some college, trade school, or technical | 72 (14) | 18 (19) | 54 (13) | |
| Undergraduate | 282 (55) | 43 (44) | 239 (57) | |
| Graduate degree | 40 (8) | 13 (13) | 27 (7) | |
| Employment | ||||
| Not used | 98 (19) | 12 (12) | 86 (21) | 0.17 |
| Part time | 129 (25) | 22 (23) | 107 (26) | |
| Full time | 145 (28) | 38 (39) | 107 (26) | |
| Homemaker | 29 (6) | 4 (4) | 25 (6) | |
| Retired | 88 (17) | 16 (17) | 72 (17) | |
| Disabled | 3 (1) | 1 (1) | 2 (1) | |
| Student | 22 (4) | 4 (4) | 18 (4) | |
| Income (dichotomized at the median) | ||||
| <40 K | 230 (45) | 30 (31) | 200 (48) | <0.0001 |
| ≥40 K | 121 (24) | 37 (38) | 84 (20) | |
| Unknown | 163 (32) | 30 (31) | 133 (32) | |
| Acculturation level | ||||
| Self-perceived (1 question) | ||||
| Asian (relatively unacculturated) | 272 (53) | 49 (51) | 223 (54) | 0.22 |
| Both American and Asian (bicultural) | 221 (43) | 41 (42) | 180 (43) | |
| American (relatively acculturated) | 21 (4) | 7 (7) | 14 (3) | |
| Measured (5 AAMAS questions), median (IQR) | ||||
| English language | 2.94 (2–4) | 2.65 (2–3.67) | 0.009 | |
| American culture | 2.95 (2.5–3.5) | 2.70 (2–3) | 0.006 | |
AAMAS, Asian American Multidimensional Acculturation Scale; IQR, interquartile range.