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. 2009 Dec 29;14(4-5):211–221. doi: 10.1159/000272456

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants

Characteristic Charla group (n = 305) Comparison group (n=169) Total (n = 474)
Gender
 Female 205 (67%) 105 (62%) 310 (66%)
 Male 96 (32%) 63 (37%) 159 (34%)
 Missing 4 (1%) 1 (0%) 5 (1%)

Age
 18–30 90 (29%) 45 (27%) 135 (29%)
 31–50 158 (52%) 86 (51%) 244 (51%)
 50+ 46 (15%) 33 (19%) 79 (17%)
 Missing 11 (4%) 5 (3%) 16 (3%)

Ethnicity
 Hispanic/Latino 296 (97%) 159 (94%) 455 (96%)
 Non-Hispanic 6 (2%) 7 (4%) 13 (3%)
 Missing 3 (1%) 3 (2%) 6 (1%)

Race
 White 40 (13%) 36 (21%) 76 (16%)
 Black, Asian-Pacific Islandei or Native American 15 (5%) 11 (7%) 26 (5%)
 Other 215 (71%) 106 (63%) 321 (68%)
 Missing 35 (11%) 16 (9%) 51 (11%)

Education
 Less than high school 126 (41%) 66 (39%) 192 (41%)
 Some high school, high school diploma or GED 107 (35%) 57 (34%) 164 (35%)
 Some education beyond high school 67 (22%) 44 (26%) 111 (23%)
 Missing 5 (2%) 2 (1%) 7 (1%)

Country of birth
 El Salvador 66 (22%) 39 (23%) 105 (22%)
 Mexico 144 (47%) 77 (45%) 221 (47%)
 Other 82 (27%) 35 (21%) 117 (25%)
 United States 13 (4%) 18 (11%) 31 (6%)
 Missing 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)

Duration of U.S. residence
 Less than 5 years 52 (17%) 33 (19%) 85 (18%)
 5–10 years 111 (36%) 42 (25%) 153 (32%)
 11–20 years 84 (28%) 40 (24%) 124 (26%)
 20+ years 28 (9%) 31 (18%) 59 (12%)
 Missing 30 (10%) 23 (14%) 53 (11%)

Marital status
 Married or living with partner 196 (64%) 85 (50%) 281 (59%)
 Single 59 (19%) 57 (34%) 116 (24%)
 Widowed/divorced/separated 50 (16%) 26 (15%) 76 (16%)
 Missing 0 (0%) 1 (0%) 1 (0%)

Percentage values may not total 100% due to rounding.