TABLE 1—
Sample Characteristics of Adult Patients (n = 1819) in Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Clinics: 1999
| % | |
| Age, y (mean = 44) | |
| 18–25 | 11 |
| 26–40 | 33 |
| 41–64 | 51 |
| ≥ 65 | 5 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 31 |
| Female | 69 |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 56 |
| Black | 23 |
| White | 17 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 2 |
| Other | 2 |
| Income, $ | |
| ≤ 5000 | 38 |
| 5001–10 000 | 22 |
| 10 001–15 000 | 19 |
| > 15 000 | 21 |
| Education | |
| High school graduate | 45 |
| Not high school graduate | 55 |
| Immigration status | |
| US-born | 38 |
| Non–US-born | 62 |
| Employment status | |
| Employed full time | 19 |
| Employed part time | 21 |
| Not employed | 61 |
| Coverage for health care | |
| Medicaid | 14 |
| Private insurance | 5 |
| Other coverage | 12 |
| None | 69 |
| Children in household | |
| ≥ 1 children < 18 y | 56 |
| No children < 18 y | 44 |
| Elderly in household | |
| ≥ 1 adults ≥ 65 y | 15 |
| No adults ≥ 65 y | 85 |
| Health status | |
| Poor | 9 |
| Fair | 41 |
| Good | 30 |
| Very good | 15 |
| Excellent | 6 |