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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Relig Health. 2014 Dec;53(6):1759–1769. doi: 10.1007/s10943-013-9778-y

Table 1.

Baseline Demographics and Sample Characteristics

Characteristic All participants (N = 319)
PS subsample (n = 249)
NS subsample (n = 69)
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Age (years) 51.38 11.40 54.83 9.46 38.74 8.82

Marital Status
 Married (%) 64% 67% 49%

No. of years in the US 20.60 9.49 22.25 8.51 15.52 10.77

Income
 <= $50,000 (%) 43% 41% 51%
 $50,000 – $100,000 (%) 27% 27% 27%
 > $100,000 (%) 30% 32% 22%

Schooling (years) 15.24 4.21 14.99 4.11 16.03 4.50

Relative or Friends with BC
 Yes (%) 73% 82% 39%

Age at first Screening 38.29 13.30 38.29 13.30

Had a mammogram in the past year
 Yes (%) 76% 77% 0%

Attitude Score 47.20 11.63 45.73 9.70 53.06 16.07
 Range (26 – 106) (26 – 73) (27 – 106)

Knowledge Score 10.84 1.17 10.58 1.60 11.52 1.86
 Range (7.5 – 19) (7.5 – 17) (8 – 19)

Religion Score 31.88 6.84 31.81 6.47 32.29 8.02
 Range (17 – 61) (17 – 58) (20 – 61)

Behavioral Score 10.36 2.28 10.03 2.20 11.58 2.16
 Range (5 – 20) (5 – 17) (6 – 20)

Insured (%) 86% 88% 77%
Abbreviations: BC, Breast Cancer; PS, previously screened; NS, never screened; SD, standard deviation
  • Knowledge Score: Higher Score means better knowledge
  • Personal Attitude Score: Lower Score means better Attitude
  • Religious (Morality Induced) Score: Lower Score means better Attitude
  • Behavioral Score: Lower Score means better intention to screen in the future