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. 2015 Jul 17;16:49. doi: 10.1186/s12910-015-0041-9

Table 5.

Univariate analyses of demographic, health care, and research participation variables and conflation of research with biological samples and clinical care

Mean score (SD) p-value
Overall 17.05 (3.35)
Age ≤26 16.86 (3.59) 0.752
27-34 17.53 (3.22)
35-49 16.73 (3.88)
≥50 17.05 (2.67)
Gender Female 16.79 (3.71) 0.341
Male 17.31 (2.95)
Employment Full-time 16.82 (3.25) <0.002
Part-time 15.50 (3.21)
Unemployed 18.25 (3.17)
Years education ≤4 18.00 (2.54) 0.054
5-8 17.77 (3.37)
9-12 16.72 (3.50)
≥13 15.56 (2.87)
Annual household income <$15,000 17.06 (2.85) 0.058
$15,000 -$34,999 17.31 (3.61)
$35,000 -$49,999 16.69 (3.15)
>$50,000 12.00 (5.29)
Primary language spoken Only Spanish 19.00 (2.91) <0.001
Spanish better than English 17.28 (3.02)
Both 16.44 (3.28)
English better than Spanish 15.60 (3.33)
Only English 15.00 (3.16)
Health insurance Private 15.43 (3.46) <0.002
Government 17.08 (3.23)
Both 15.40 (2.70)
None 18.51 (2.98)
Usual source of care Doctor’s office 15.20 (3.08) <0.001
Clinic 17.61 (3.14)
Hospital 18.67 (2.80)
Othera 19.0 (4.38)
Has regular doctor Yes 16.82 (3.42) 0.153
No 17.73 (3.06)
Self-rated health Excellent or very good 16.08 (4.00) 0.033
Good 17.69 (3.20)
Fair or poor 17.29 (2.05)
Provided a sample for research in the past Yes 15.75 (2.49) 0.068
No 17.11 (3.41)
Not sure 19.60 (2.70)
Would provide a sample for research in the future Very likely 17.70 (3.49) 0.144
Somewhat likely 16.75 (3.40)
Not likely 16.25 (2.45)

p-values obtained from independent samples t-test or one-way analysis of variance using scores from the one factor solution scale

aOther: Pharmacy, traditional medicine/sobadores, family/friends, or prefer not to answer