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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Mar 11.
Published in final edited form as: Patient Educ Couns. 2007 Mar 6;66(3):337–345. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2007.01.008

Table 1.

Summary of Participant Characteristics

Somali Bantu Total
N % N % N %

Translator used
 Yes 10 52.6% 13 86.7% 23 67.6%
 No 9 47.4% 1 6.7% 10 29.4%
Missing 0 0.0% 1 6.7% 1 2.9%

Education
 No Schooling 4 21.1% 13 86.7% 17 50.0%
 Grade School 8 42.1% 2 13.3% 10 29.4%
 High School 3 15.8% 0 0.0% 3 8.8%
 Community College 4 21.1% 0 0.0% 4 11.8%

Years in the USA
 <2 0 0.0% 12 80.0% 12 35.3%
 2-5 7 36.8% 3 20.0% 10 29.4%
 6+ 10 52.6% 0 0.0% 10 29.4%
Missing 2 10.5% 0 0.0% 2 5.9%

Marital Status
 Married 10 52.6% 11 73.3% 21 61.8%
 Unmarried 2 10.5% 0 0.0% 2 5.9%
 Separated 4 21.1% 2 13.3% 6 17.6%
Missing 3 15.8% 2 13.3% 5 14.7%

Children
 Yes 18 94.7% 14 93.3% 32 94.1%
 No 1 5.3% 0 0.0% 1 2.9%
Missing 0 0.0% 1 6.7% 1 2.9%

Employed outside home
 Yes 11 57.9% 3 20.0% 14 41.2%
 No 8 42.1% 11 73.3% 19 55.9%
Missing 0 0.0% 1 6.7% 1 2.9%

Total 19 100.0% 15 100.0% 34 100.0%