Table 2.

Estimated Importance of Interpreter Characteristics^*

Characteristic	Residents, % (n = 51)	Patients, % (n = 149)	p Value
Availability	100	91.9	.04
Accuracy	100	99.3	.56
Confidentiality	96.1	89.9	.17
Understand patients' customs and beliefs	94.1	81.5	.04
Presence in room	74.5	78.9	.49
Helpful after doctor's visit	45.1	94.0	<.01
Personal familiarity	15.7	56.8	<.01
From same country	9.8	19.5	.11
Same gender	7.8	53.7	<.01

^*Percentage reporting “sometimes” or “frequently”.