Table 1.

Demographic frequencies in Hobbs* and in a control community**

	Exposed		Unexposed
	No.	%	No.	%	P-value
Age Category
18–34	35	37.63	37	28.68	0.85
35–49	35	37.63	62	48.06
50–64	19	20.43	28	21.71
65+	4	4.30	2	1.55
Total	93		129
Race/Ethnicity
Hispanic	44	48.89	5	3.88	<0.0001
White	29	32.22	121	93.80
African American	12	13.33	0	0
Others	5	5.55	3	2.33
Gender
Male	34	37.36	61	47.29	0.21
Female	57	62.64	68	52.71
Ever Smoked
Yes	35	38.89	52	40.31	0.83
No	55	61.11	77	59.69
Education Level
Less than 9th grade	6	6.45	0	0	<0.0001
9 – 11th grade	22	23.66	13	10.08
12th/Vocational/Some College	57	61.29	86	66.67
College Graduate	8	8.60	30	23.26

*a residential population exposed to petroleum products and other environmental contaminants

**no known exposures.