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. 2014 Nov 5;91(5):915–919. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0305

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population

Variable No. (%)
Age, years
 18–30 271 (10)
 31–40 667 (25)
 41–50 972 (37)
 51–60 749 (28)
Sex
 M 962 (36)
 F 2,663 (64)
Education
 < High school 1,792 (67)
 High school 588 (22)
 > High school 281 (11)
Country of birth
 Mexico 1,857 (69)
 El Salvador 428 (16)
 Guatemala 239 (9)
 Other 153 (6)
Location of Latin American home
 Suburbs/large city (> 50,000 population) 1,346 (51)
 Rural/farm/small city (< 50,000 population) 1,274 (49)
Lived/stayed in Latin American house with thatched roof?
 Definitely/probably no 2,270 (86)
 Maybe/not sure 13 (1)
 Definitely/probably yes 357 (14)
Lived/stayed in Latin American house with mud walls?
 Definitely/probably no 1,674 (64)
 Maybe/not sure 37 (1)
 Definitely/probably yes 920 (35)
Lived/stayed in Latin American house with adobe brick/walls/roof?
 Definitely/probably no 510 (20)
 Maybe/not sure 34 (1)
 Definitely/probably yes 2,048 (79)