Table 3.

Persons Eligible for Primary Prevention* by Characteristic and Aspirin Recommendation

	Clinician recommended aspirin
Independent variable	No	Yes	p value
	% (n = 713)	% (n = 409)
Age at screening			0.0026
45–54	74	26
55–64	67	33
65–79	48	52
Sex			NS
Male	66	34
Female	58	42
Race			NS
Non-White	67	33
White	64	36
Citizenship status			0.0032
No	81	19
Yes	64	36
Language of interview			0.0839
English	65	35
Spanish	73	27
Education			NS
< High school education	62	38
High school degree	64	36
> High school education	67	33
Health Insurance Status			0.0001
No	84	16
Yes	61	39
General health condition			NS
Excellent	67	33
Very good	69	31
Good	65	35
Fair	59	41
Poor	56	44
Routine place to go for healthcare			0.0001
No	84	16
Yes	62	38
Primary source for healthcare			NS
Clinic or health center	60	40
Doctor’s office or HMO	62	38
Hospital emergency room	79	21
Hospital outpatient department	66	34
Some other place	59	41
Received healthcare in past year			< 0.0001
No	89	11
Yes	60	40
Diabetes			< 0.0001
No	70	30
Yes	37	63

*Row percentages reported weighted to the non-institutionalized U.S. population

**Aspirin eligibility determined based on the 2009 USPTF recommendations for primary prevention of CVD NS = not significant (p ≥ 0.1)