Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of long- and short-form respondents
| Variable | Long form (n = 54) | Short form (n = 102) | P-Valuea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Distribution | n | Distribution | ||
| Mean (SD) age (y) | 46 | 40.35 (14.03) | 98 | 42.0 (14.5) | 0.48 |
| Gender (%) | 46 | 96 | 0.85 | ||
| Female | 31 | 67.4 | 71 | 74.0 | |
| Male | 14 | 30.4 | 25 | 26.0 | |
| Non-binary | 1 | 2.2 | |||
| Ethnicity (%) | 46 | 98 | 0.20 | ||
| Hispanic | 31 | 67.39 | 76 | 77.55 | |
| Mixtec | 1 | 2.17 | 12 | 12.25 | |
| White | 11 | 23.91 | 4 | 4.08 | |
| All others | 3 | 6.5 | 6 | 6.1 | |
| Education (%) | 45 | 80 | < 0.001 | ||
| < high school | 12 | 26.7 | 45 | 56.3 | |
| High school completion | 18 | 40.0 | 28 | 35.0 | |
| ≥ College graduate | 15 | 33.3 | 9 | 11.3 | |
| Income (%) | 45 | 86 | 0.07 | ||
| ≤ $24,999 | 15 | 33.3 | 50 | 58.1 | |
| $25,000–$49,999 | 15 | 33.33 | 27 | 31.40 | |
| ≥ $50,000 | 15 | 33.3 | 9 | 10.5 | |
| Insurance (%) | 35 | 76.09 | 52 | 61.96 | 0.09 |
| Private | 19 | 54.3 | 18 | 20.7 | |
| Public | 15 | 42.9 | 34 | 39.1 | |
| Unknown type | 1 | 2.9 | |||
| None | 11 | 23.9 | 35 | 40.2 | |
| Mean (SD) years of residence in Santa Maria | 46 | 18.4 (14.6) | 96 | 20.6 (13.3) | 0.42 |
| Any English speaking | 42 | 70 | 0.0007 | ||
| Yes | 25 | 59.5 | 28 | 40.0 | |
| Nob | 17 | 40.5 | 42 | 60.0 | |
ap-value for difference between long- and short-form respondents using chi-square tests for categorical variables and t-tests for continuous variables
bOther languages spoken included Spanish, Mixteco, and Tagalog