Table 2. Participant Characteristics.
Variables | % (N) |
---|---|
Gender* (n=99) | |
Male | 40 (40) |
Female | 60 (59) |
Born in the US* (n=92) | |
No | 96 (88) |
Yes | 4 (4) |
Ethnic Background (n=103) | |
Chinese | 53 (55) |
Vietnamese | 29 (30) |
Korean | 18 (18) |
Age * (n=102) | Mean=64 (SD=12.77) |
Less than 50 | 13 (13) |
50-64 | 26 (26) |
65-70 | 25 (25) |
71 and above | 37 (38) |
Marital Status (n=103) | |
Married | 74 (76) |
Never Married | 6 (6) |
Divorced/Separated | 7 (7) |
Widower | 14 (14) |
Education* (n=101) | |
No Education/Elementary School | 12 (12) |
Below High School | 15 (15) |
High School Graduate | 35 (35) |
Some College/Bachelor's Degree | 32 (32) |
Graduate School or Above | 7 (7) |
Current Employment Status* (n=97) | |
Employed | 24 (23) |
Unemployed | 5 (5) |
Retired | 46 (45) |
Homemaker | 25 (24) |
English Fluency* (n=99) | |
Not at All | 23 (23) |
Not Well | 45 (45) |
Well/Very Well | 31 (31) |
Years in the US (n=103) | Mean=22 (SD=10.72) |
16 years and below | 31 (32) |
17 to 26 years | 33 (34) |
27 years and above | 34 (37) |
Knowledge about Clinical Trials* (n=94) | |
None | 62 (58) |
Know a Little/Heard About It | 26 (24) |
Know Some | 12 (11) |
Know Well | 1 (1) |
Have Health Insurance* (n=101) | |
No | 15 (15) |
Yes | 85 (86) |
Regular Physician Visit* (n=95) | |
No | 11 (10) |
Yes | 90 (85) |
Note: Cells do not sum to 103 due to missing data.