TABLE 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Vietnamese American Women Randomized to Experimental and Control Arms of a Cervical Cancer Control Intervention Using Lay Health Workers: Seattle, WA, 2006–2007
| Characteristic | Experimental Group (n = 118), No. (%) | Control Group (n = 116), No. (%) | P |
| Age, y | .51 | ||
| < 50 | 56 (47) | 49 (43) | |
| ≥ 50 | 62 (53) | 65 (57) | |
| Education, y | .69 | ||
| < 12 | 64 (54) | 59 (51) | |
| ≥ 12 | 54 (46) | 57 (49) | |
| Marital status | .49 | ||
| Currently married | 77 (65) | 81 (70) | |
| Not currently married | 41 (32) | 35 (30) | |
| Years in United States | .13 | ||
| < 15 | 83 (70) | 70 (61) | |
| ≥ 15 | 35 (30) | 45 (39) | |
| English proficiency | .6 | ||
| Does not speak well or at all | 50 (42) | 54 (47) | |
| Speaks well or fluently | 68 (58) | 62 (53) | |
| Pap testing history | .9 | ||
| Ever screened | 64 (54) | 64 (55) | |
| Never screened | 54 (46) | 52 (45) |
Note. Pap test = Papanicolaou test. Numbers may not total to the full sample because of missing data.