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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Community Health. 2012 Feb;37(1):176–180. doi: 10.1007/s10900-011-9433-z

Table 1.

Demographic variables

Variable Men N=300 n (%) Women N=367 n (%) p-value
Age (years) 0.13
  <35 58 (19) 91 (25)
  35–49 128 (43) 134 (37)
  ≥50 113 (38) 140 (38)
Education (years)
  <7 78 (26) 148 (41) <0.001
  7–11 60 (20) 94 (26)
  ≥12 158 (53) 121 (33)
Marital status
  Currently married 221 (74) 256 (70) <0.001
  Previously married 26 (9) 67 (18)
  Never married 53 (18) 43 (12)
Proportion of life in US (%)
  <25 30 (10) 66 (18) <0.001
  25–49 87 (29) 119 (33)
  ≥50 182 (61) 180 (49)
Whom would you call for emergency?
  9-1-1 222 (74) 252 (69) 0.15
  Other (non 9-1-1) 78 (26) 114 (31)
Before today, have you ever heard of CPR?
  Yes 267 (89) 324 (88) 0.74
  No 33 (11) 43 (12)
Have you ever received training in CPR skills?
  Yes 173 (58) 160 (44) <0.001
  No 127 (42) 207 (56)