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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cancer Educ. 2015 Jun;30(2):237–243. doi: 10.1007/s13187-014-0702-2

Table 1.

Participant Demographic Characteristics

Characteristic *NHW (116) n % *Hispanic (718) n % aTotal (947) n %
Gender
    Female 87 (75.0) 550 (76.6) 718 (76.6)
    Male 29 (25.0) 163 (22.7) 220 (23.4)

Age
    <30 23 (21.1) 142 (21.7) 182 (21.1)
    30 – 39 23 (21.1) 187 (28.6) 236 (27.3)
    40 – 49 13 (11.9) 160 (24.5) 193 (22.3)
    50+ 50 (45.9) 165 (25.2) 253 (29.3)

Education Level
    8th grade or less 4 (3.5) 273 (38.1) 282 (30.0)
    9th grad – 12th (no diploma) 4 (3.5) 145 (20.3) 158 (16.9)
    HS Diploma or GED 18 (15.7) 127 (17.7) 172 (18.3)
    Some College, or higher 89 (77.4) 171 (23.9) 327 (34.8)

Regular Health Clinic
    Yes 91 (79.8) 519 (73.2) 704 (75.6)
    No 23 (20.2) 190 (26.8) 227 (24.4)

Regular Physician
    Yes 87 (77.7) 406 (57.3) 577 (62.2)
    No 25 (22.3) 302 (42.7) 351 (37.8)

Health Care Plan/Insurance
    Private 56 (49.1) 123 (17.4) 206 (22.2)
    Basic Health Plan 17 (14.9) 85 (12.1) 115 (12.4)
    Medicare 4 (3.5) 29 (4.1) 40 (4.3)
    Medicaid, Coupons, VA, IHS 4 (3.5) 60 (8.5) 85 (9.2)
    None 24 (21.1) 371 (52.6) 425 (45.8)
    Other 0 (0) 21 (2.9) 23 (2.4)
    Multiple 9 (7.9) 17 (2.4) 34 (3.7)
*

Does not include missing responses.

a

Includes individuals who did not self-identify as Hispanic or non-Hispanic white (Black, 3, Native American, 73, Asian/Pacific Islander, 3, and other, 27); Does not include missing responses.