Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 29.
Published in final edited form as: Int J STD AIDS. 2010 Aug;21(8):591–594. doi: 10.1258/ijsa.2010.010201

Table 1. Participant demographics by willingness to circumcise.

Domain Would not n (%) Would n (%) χ2, P value
Number of children
0 4 (29) 36 (46) 1.64, 0.440
1 6 (43) 29 (37)
2 or more 4 (29) 14 (18)
Income in last month
< $500 3 (21) 11 (14) 2.040, 0.199
$500–$999 6 (43) 26 (34)
$1000–$1999 4 (29) 29 (38)
$>2000 1 (7) 11 (14)
Current employment status
Unemployed 9 (64) 45 (57) 262, 0.481
Employed 5 (36) 34 (43)
Education (years)
<10 1 (7) 15 (19) 1.78, 0.411
10–14 12 (86) 54 (68)
>14 1 (7) 10 (13)
Time in the USA in years
<6 5 (36) 29 (23) 0.287, 0.866
6–13 4 (29) 27 (34)
>13 5 (36) 29 (37)
Country of birth
Central America/Mexico 11 (79) 46 (63) 0.620, 0.411
South America 1 (7) 15 (20)
USA 2 (14) 11 (15)
Others 0 (0) 1 (1)
Relationship status
Single 0 (0) 10 (13) 11.1, 0.026*
Relationship not married 8 (57) 35 (44)
Married 2 (14) 27 (34)
Divorced 1 (7) 0 (0)
Separated 3 (21) 7 (9)
Health insurance
No 14 (100) 56 (70) 5.4, 0.018*
Yes 0 (0) 23 (29)
Religion
Roman Catholic 8 (57) 34 (43) 3.05, 0.384
Christian 2 (14) 21 (27)
None 4 (29) 16 (20)
Others 0 (0) 8 (10)

Results are presented as means or percent in parentheses preceded by the absolute number of participants; significant differences are presented as chi square (χ2) with P values;

*

= P < 0.05; $ = US$