TABLE 1.
Participant sociodemographics
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Type of taxi | ||
| Yellow cab | 38 | 81 | 
| Car service | 9 | 19 | 
| Age | ||
| 30–39 | 5 | 11 | 
| 40–49 | 21 | 45 | 
| 50–59 | 16 | 34 | 
| 60–69 | 3 | 6 | 
| 70–79 | 2 | 4 | 
| Country of birth | ||
| India | 22 | 47 | 
| Pakistan | 18 | 38 | 
| Bangladesh | 7 | 15 | 
| Years in USA | ||
| 1–2 years | 1 | 2 | 
| 6–9 years | 3 | 6 | 
| 10–15 years | 10 | 21 | 
| >15 years | 33 | 70 | 
| Visited country of birth after immigrating to USA | ||
| Yes | 40 | 85 | 
| No | 7 | 15 | 
| No. of visits to country of birth | ||
| 1–5 | 21 | 53 | 
| 6–10 | 11 | 28 | 
| >10 | 8 | 20 | 
| Missing | 7 | |
| Visited country of birth during study | ||
| Yes | 6 | 13 | 
| No | 41 | 87 | 
| Missing | 3 | |
| No. of years driving taxi | ||
| <1 | 1 | 2 | 
| 1–5 | 10 | 22 | 
| 6–10 | 13 | 28 | 
| 11–15 | 14 | 30 | 
| 16–20 | 7 | 15 | 
| >20 | 1 | 2 | 
| Missing | 1 | |
| No. of days working per week | ||
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 
| 6 | 22 | 49 | 
| 7 | 19 | 42 | 
| Missing | 2 | |
| No. of hours worked per day | ||
| 6–7 | 2 | 4 | 
| 8–9 | 16 | 35 | 
| 10–11 | 17 | 37 | 
| 12–13 | 9 | 20 | 
| 14–15 | 2 | 4 | 
| Missing | 1 | |
| No. of children under age 18 in household | ||
| 0 | 20 | 44 | 
| 1 | 5 | 11 | 
| 2 | 10 | 22 | 
| 3 | 7 | 15 | 
| 4 | 4 | 9 | 
| Missing | 1 | |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 39 | 85 | 
| Partnered | 1 | 2 | 
| Divorced | 2 | 4 | 
| Widowed | 1 | 2 | 
| Single | 3 | 7 | 
| Missing | 1 | |
| Highest level of education completed | ||
| 3rd–4th grade | 1 | 2 | 
| 5–6th grade | 1 | 2 | 
| 7–8th grade | 2 | 4 | 
| 9–11th grade | 5 | 11 | 
| 12th grade/HS graduate | 9 | 19 | 
| Some college | 7 | 15 | 
| College graduate/ | 9 | 19 | 
| Post college/graduate school | 13 | 28 | 
| Preferred language for healthcarea | ||
| English | 1 | 2 | 
| Bengali | 8 | 14 | 
| Punjabi | 27 | 46 | 
| Hindi | 11 | 19 | 
| Urdu | 12 | 20 | 
| Spoken English proficiency | ||
| Very well | 15 | 32 | 
| Well, not well, not at all | 32 | 68 | 
| Reading English proficiency | ||
| Very well | 17 | 36 | 
| Well, not well, not at all | 30 | 64 | 
| Writing English proficiency | ||
| Very well | 15 | 32 | 
| Well, not well, not at all | 32 | 68 | 
a n = 59 for this variable as several participants reported multiple languages preferred