Table 1.

Characteristics of Hepatitis C Follow-up Survey Participants, NHANES Hepatitis C Follow-up Survey, 2001-2008

	Eligible for Follow-up (n = 393)		Respondents (n = 170)		Nonrespondents (n = 223)
Characteristics	n	Percent	n	Percent	n	Percent	P Value*
Age group (years)
<40	75	19.1	32	18.8	43	19.3
40-49	148	37.7	59	34.7	89	39.9
50-59	99	25.2	50	29.4	49	22.0
60+	71	18.0	29	17.1	42	18.8	NS
Male	241	61.3	108	63.5	133	59.6	NS
Race/ethnicity
White non-Hispanic	171	43.5	87	51.2	84	37.7
Black non-Hispanic	130	33.1	47	27.6	83	37.2
Hispanic/other/multiple	92	23.4	36	21.2	56	25.1	<0.05
Educational attainment
Less than high school	146	37.9	56	33.7	90	41.1
High school graduate/GED	114	29.6	53	31.9	61	27.8
More than high school	125	32.5	57	34.3	68	31.1	NS
Poverty index
<1.0 (below poverty)	123	33.0	44	27.0	79	37.6
1.0-1.9 (near poverty)	120	32.2	60	36.8	60	28.6
2.0+ (above poverty)	130	34.8	59	36.2	71	33.8	NS
Have health insurance (yes)	273	70.5	128	76.6	145	65.9	<0.05
Have a usual source of medical care (yes)	339	86.3	150	88.2	189	84.8	NS
More than 1 drink/day (yes)	190	54.0	79	50.3	111	56.9	NS

NS = not significant at p < 0.05 level.

Abbreviation: GED, general educational development.

^*P value for chi-square test of difference between respondents and nonrespondents.