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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 4.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Commun. 2010;15(Suppl 2):183–196. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2010.499988

Table 1.

Participant characteristics

Characteristic N (%) or Mean (SD)
Age (y) 59
 30–39 578 (4)
 40–49 2065 (15)
 50–59 4604 (33)
 60–69 4519 (32)
 ≥70 2336 (17)
Female 6885 (49)
Race/Ethnicity
 African-American 2899 (21)
 Non-Hispanic White 3957 (28)
 Latino/a 1923 (14)
 Asian 1253 (9)
 Filipino 1624 (12)
 Other/Mixed 2446 (17)
HbA1c% 7.59
Diabetes duration, yrs 10.12 (9)
Educational attainment
 No degree 1397 (10)
 HS or GED 4099 (30)
 Some college 3739 (27)
 College grad/post grad 4581 (33)
Income
 Less than $14,999 2052 (6)
 $15,000 to $24,999 2885 (6)
 $25,000 to $34,999 3755 (9)
 $35,000 to $64,999 5069 (26)
 $65,000 and greater 8784 (38)
Problems learning 4288 (43)
Need help reading 2790 (28)
Not confident with forms 1923 (19)
Any health literacy limitation 6099 (62)