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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 28.
Published in final edited form as: Sociol Health Illn. 2013 Dec 28;36(6):870–884. doi: 10.1111/1467-9566.12115

Table 2.

Selected Characteristics for 70 Patients Interviewed, 2009–2010

Characteristic No. %
Sex
Male 38 54
Female 32 46

Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 27 38
African American 19 27
Native American 4 6
Pacific Islander 0 0
Asian 0 0
Hispanic 20 29

Age
Range: 32–85, Median: 58
24–34 2 3
35–44 9 13
45–54 17 24
55–65 20 29
>65 22 31

Diagnosis
Diabetes 15 21
Hypertension 14 20
Both 41 59

Interview Language
English 53 76
Spanish 17 24

Income Level Reported
 <$10, 000 21 30
 $11–20,000 16 23
 $21–50,000 15 21
 $51–70,000 4 6
 $71–90,000 4 6
 $90,000+ 4 6
 Unreported 6 9