Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of Women Participating in the Kin Keeper Breast Cancer Prevention Intervention, Dearborn and Detroit, Michigan, August-October 2006a
| Characteristics | African American, No. (%) (n = 116) | Arab American, No. (%) (n = 112) | Latina, No. (%) (n = 113) | Total, No. (%) (N = 341) | P Valueb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y | |||||
| 18-39 | 45 (39) | 34 (30) | 52 (46) | 131 (38) | .03 |
| 40-49 | 23 (20) | 38 (34) | 24 (21) | 85 (25) | |
| ≥50 | 48 (41) | 40 (36) | 36 (32) | 124 (36) | |
| Annual income, $ | |||||
| I would prefer not to answer | 9 (8) | 30 (27) | 36 (32) | 75 (22) | <.001 |
| <10,000 | 7 (6) | 31 (28) | 19 (17) | 57 (17) | |
| 10,000-19,999 | 36 (31) | 17 (15) | 36 (32) | 89 (26) | |
| 20,000-39,999 | 47 (40) | 25 (22) | 13 (12) | 85 (25) | |
| ≥40,000 | 17 (15) | 9 (8) | 9 (8) | 35 (10) | |
| Education | |||||
| Some college or higher | 61 (53) | 26 (23) | 33 (30) | 120 (34) | <.001 |
| High school graduate or GED | 52 (45) | 27 (24) | 33 (29) | 112 (33) | |
| Less than high school or GED | 3 (32) | 59 (53) | 46 (41) | 108 (33) | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 29 (25) | 75 (67) | 73 (65) | 177 (52) | <.001 |
| Widowed/separated/divorced | 42 (36) | 24 (22) | 26 (23) | 92 (27) | |
| Single/never married | 43 (37) | 10 (9) | 13 (12) | 66 (19) | |
| Employment status | |||||
| Full-time/self-employed | 75 (65) | 16 (14) | 46 (41) | 137 (40) | <.001 |
| Part-time | 10 (9) | 17 (15) | 19 (17) | 46 (13) | |
| Unemployed | 27 (23) | 73 (65) | 14 (12) | 114 (33) | |
| Retired/not working because of disability | 4 (3) | 4 (4) | 33 (29) | 41 (12) | |
| Health insurance | |||||
| Have health insurance | 110 (95) | 46 (41) | 51 (45) | 207 (61) | <.001 |
| Do not have health insurance | 6 (5) | 60 (54) | 61 (54) | 127 (37) | |
| Language of instrument | |||||
| English | 116 (100) | 36 (32) | 28 (25) | 180 (53) | NA |
| Spanish | 0 | 0 | 85 (75) | 85 (25) | |
| Arabic | 0 | 76 (68) | 0 | 76 (22) | |
Abbreviation: GED, general equivalency diploma; NA, not applicable.
a
>Percentages may not total 100% because of rounding.
b
The χ2 statistic was used to calculate P values.