Table 1.

Patient Characteristics According to Study Groups

Characteristic	Language Concordant (n = 491)	Interpreter Used (n = 122)	Interpreter Needed, Not Used (n = 101)
Age, %
18–30 y	33	29	38
31–45 y	36	34	43
46–60 y	24	23	14
>60 y	8	14	6
Gender, %*
Male	39	29	32
Female	61	71	68
Race, %
Black	26	0	0
White	12	0	0
Latino	62	100	100
Years of school, %†
≤6	24	70	61
7–11	31	19	25
12	26	4	6
Some college	14	6	6
College graduate	5	1	2
Car owner, %
Yes	43	29	43
No	57	71	57
Health insurance, %
Yes	34	23	32
No	66	77	68
Regular health, %
Excellent	6	1	2
Very good	7	1	2
Good	25	23	22
Fair	37	38	40
Poor	25	37	34
Diagnosis type, %
New, specific diagnosis	49	50	46
Descriptive diagnosis	10	15	17
Old, specific diagnosis	12	8	10
No diagnosis established	24	27	27
No chief complaint/unclassified	4	0	0

^*P < .05 across groups.

^†P < .01 across groups.