Table 1. Selected Demographic Information of Survey Participants (n = 265), Study on Improving the Integration of Community Health Workers (CHWs) Into Health Care Teams, 2014a , b .
| Characteristic | Valuea |
|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD), y | 43.1 (12.8) |
| Race | |
| No. of respondents | 160 |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 8 (5.0) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 2 (1.2) |
| Black/African American | 39 (24.4) |
| Hispanic/Latino(a) | 69 (43.1) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 38 (23.8) |
| Other race/ethnicity | 4 (2.5) |
| Sex | |
| No. of respondents | 154 |
| Female | 136 (88.3) |
| Highest grade of school | |
| No. of respondents | 153 |
| 8th grade or less | 0 |
| Some high school | 0 |
| High school or GED | 22 (14.4) |
| Some college or technical | 48 (31.4) |
| College graduate | 59 (38.6) |
| Post-graduate or professional | 24 (15.7) |
| Census region | |
| No. of respondents | 198 |
| Region 1 (Northeast) | 22 (11.1) |
| Region 2 (Midwest) | 79 (39.9) |
| Region 3 (South) | 50 (25.3) |
| Region 4 (West) | 47 (23.7) |
| Organization type | |
| No. of respondents | 204 |
| Clinic (not a FQHC) | 24 (11.8) |
| Community-based organization | 53 (26.0) |
| FQHC | 37 (18.1) |
| Health insurance company | 3 (1.5) |
| Hospital | 32 (15.7) |
| Local health department | 22 (10.8) |
| Indian health service | 1 (0.5) |
| Tribal health department | 5 (2.5) |
| Urban health center | 1 (0.5) |
| University | 8 (3.9) |
| Nonprofit | 4 (2.0) |
| Non-university school system | 6 (2.9) |
| Other | 8 (3.9) |
| Years as a CHW and at organization | |
| No. of respondents | 205 |
| Years as CHW, median (interquartile range) | 4.0 (1.4–12.0) |
| Years at organization, median (interquartile range) | 4.0 (1.0–10.0) |
Abbreviations: FQHC, federally qualified health center; GED, general education development; SD, standard deviation.
a
Values are number of respondents (percentage) unless otherwise indicated.
b
Percentages are based on the number of respondents to question.