Table 1.

Comparison of percent correct on PFA test between pre- and post-training test administrations to participants in rural, urban, and all cohorts^a in Illinois, Iowa, and Maryland, March 2010–June 2012

^aRural cohorts included Cambridge and Centreville, Maryland, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Urban cohorts included Baltimore and Turner Station, Maryland, and Chicago, Illinois.

^bThe number of respondents for rural cohorts pre-training ranged from 87 to 109, and for post-training ranged from 104 to 107 across these questions.

^cThe number of respondents for urban cohorts pre-training ranged from 68 to 76, and for post-training ranged from 67 to 69 across these questions.

^dP-values are based on two-sample (administration) tests, as responses were not matched for all cohorts.

PFA = psychological first aid

CI = confidence interval