TABLE 1—
Selected Characteristics of Participants at Baseline (n = 1740), by Randomization Group: Healthy Directions–Small Business Study, 1999–2003
| Control | Intervention | Pa | |
| Gender, no. (%)b | .03 | ||
| Male | 684 (75.4) | 486 (56.0) | |
| Female | 247 (24.6) | 320 (44.0) | |
| Higher education, no. (%)b | .20 | ||
| ≤ 4 years of college | 206 (20.3) | 137 (14.8) | |
| > 4 years of college | 717 (79.7) | 657 (85.2) | |
| Race/ethnicity, no. (%)b | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 676 (72.5) | 538 (63.4) | .23c |
| Hispanic | 104 (9.1) | 113 (11.3) | .87d |
| Other | 153 (18.4) | 156 (25.3) | |
| Income, no. (%)b | .18 | ||
| ≥ 185% of poverty level | 818 (90.5) | 650 (83.5) | |
| < 185% of poverty level | 107 (9.5) | 148 (16.5) | |
| Birth country, no. (%)b | .24 | ||
| Participant and parents born in United States | 423 (42.6) | 295 (33.4) | |
| Other | 506 (57.4) | 510 (66.6) | |
| Occupational class, no. (%)b | .45 | ||
| Worker | 787 (84.2) | 665 (82.5) | |
| Manager | 146 (15.8) | 142 (17.5) | |
| Age, y, adjusted meanb | 42.8 | 44.1 | .38 |
aP for test of equality of group percentages after control for clustering of workers in worksites.
bPercentages and means were adjusted for clustering of workers in worksites. For adjustment procedures, see Methods section.
cP for test of equality of percentage Non-Hispanic White vs Hispanic and Other.
dP for test of equality of percentage Hispanic vs Other.