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. 2012 Jan;21(1):101–107. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2010.2638

Table 1.

Sociodemographic Characteristics of Study Participants

Characteristic U.S. Latina (n=137) Mean (95% CI) Mexican (n=128) Mean (95% CI) p value
Age, years 52.0 (50.5-53.4) 48.2 (47.0-49.4) < 0.001
Educational attainment, years 10.7 (10.1-11.4) 8.0 (7.5-8.5) < 0.001
Household weekly income, USD 538.7 (449.7-627.7) 97.6 (90.5-104.8) < 0.001
  n (%) n (%)  
Married/living with intimate partner 93 (70.5) 96 (75.6) 0.648
Insurance status
 Uninsured 70 (53.4) 98 (76.6) < 0.001
 Insured 61 (46.6) 30 (23.4)  
Family history of breast cancer
 Yes 46 (33.6) 31 (24.2) 0.094
 No 91 (66.4) 97 (75.8)  

Values based on those who had valid responses to each individual question.

CI, confidence interval.