Table 1.
Baseline Demographic Characteristics, Health Care Access, and Willingness to Participate in Biospecimen Research
| Intervention N (%) | Control N (%) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Mean, SD) | 63.7 (15.2) | 61.4 (17.6) | 0.1464 |
| Gender | 0.3270 | ||
| Male | 69 (39.4) | 83 (34.7) | |
| Female | 106 (60.6) | 156 (65.3) | |
| Born in the U.S. | 0.8727 | ||
| No | 168 (97.1) | 230 (98.3) | |
| Yes | 5 (2.9) | 4 (1.7) | |
| Years lived in U.S. (Mean, SD) | 12.8 (9.8) | 13.9 (11.4) | 0.2806 |
| Current Marital Status | 0.8249 | ||
| Married | 131 (76.2) | 173 (73.6) | |
| Never married | 10 (5.8) | 14 (6.0) | |
| Other | 31 (18.0) | 48 (20.4) | |
| Level of education | 0.0042 | ||
| Less than high school | 61 (36.1) | 121 (52.6) | |
| High School | 43 (25.4) | 40 (17.4) | |
| University/Graduate | 65 (38.5) | 69 (30.0) | |
| Employment | 0.6403 | ||
| Employed | 27 (16.2) | 45 (19.3) | |
| Unemployed | 14 (8.4) | 22 (9.5) | |
| Other | 126 (75.4) | 166 (71.2) | |
| Annual Household Income | 0.1505 | ||
| <$10,000 | 102 (71.3) | 136 (65.4) | |
| >$30,000-40,000 | 13 (9.1) | 13 (6.2) | |
| Health insurance | 0.1425 | ||
| No | 53 (31.4) | 87 (38.5) | |
| Yes | 116 (68.6) | 139 (61.5) | |
| Have regular physician | 0.7760 | ||
| No | 51 (30.9) | 71 (32.3) | |
| Yes | 114 (69.1) | 149 (67.3) | |
| Speak English well | 0.9079 | ||
| Not at all/not well | 154 (91.1) | 214 (91.4) | |
| Well/Very well | 15 (8.9) | 20 (8.9) | |
| Score of willing to participate in biospecimen research (Mean, SD) | 6.9 (2.7) | 6.4 (2.7) | 0.0839 |