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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Jul;58(1 Suppl 1):S126–32.e1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.03.023

Table 2.

Demographic characteristics of patients randomized in the USHER trial.

Characteristics Counselor (N=2,446; 50.4%) Provider (N=2,409; 49.6%)
Mean age, y (SD) (N=4,840) 37.1 (14) 37.1 (14)
Sex, No. (%) (N=4,820)
Male 849 (35) 832 (35)
Female 1,585 (65) 1,554 (65)
Race/ethnicity, No. (%) (N=4,800)
Non-Hispanic white 938 (39) 928 (39)
Non-Hispanic black 526 (22) 546 (23)
Hispanic 707 (29) 670 (28)
Asian/Asian-American 66 (3) 59 (2)
Native American/Alaskan Native 12 (0.5) 8 (0.3)
Multiracial/other 176 (7) 164 (7)
Primary language, No. (%) (N=4,817)
English 1,788 (74) 1,807 (76)
Spanish 483 (20) 448 (19)
Other 154 (6) 137 (6)
Education, No. (%) (N=4,814)
Less than high school 310 (13) 310 (13)
High school degree 566 (23) 575 (24)
Some college 696 (29) 713 (30)
College degree 517 (21) 438 (18)
Some postcollege/graduate degree 342 (14) 347 (15)