Table 2.
Demographic Characteristics of the 459 Participants
| Characteristic | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| Mean, SD | 46 (12) |
| Median | 48 |
| Range | 21–65 |
| Interquartile range | 19 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 236 (51.4) |
| Male | 221 (48.1) |
| Transgender | 2 (0.4) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| Black/African American | 238 (51.0) |
| White/Caucasian | 88 (19.1) |
| Hispanic | 93 (20.2) |
| Other | 38 (8.2) |
| Don’t Know/Refused | 2 (0.4) |
| Primary language | |
| English | 359 (78.2) |
| Spanish | 39 (8.5) |
| Other | 61 (13.3) |
| Country of birth | |
| U.S. | 296 (64.5) |
| Other | 163 (35.5) |
| Education (highest level completed) | |
| Less than HS | 64 (13.9) |
| HS grad or GED | 166 (36.2) |
| Some college or trade school | 116 (25.3) |
| College degree (4-year) | 90 (19.6) |
| Graduate school | 23 (5.0) |
| Health Literacy1 | |
| Below high school | 188 (41.0) |
| High school or greater | 271 (59.0) |
| Employment | |
| Employed | 170 (37.0) |
| Unemployed | 288 (62.7) |
| Don’t know/Refused | 1 (0.2) |
1Based on REALM-Short Form at Site A and full REALM at Site B. Standard cutoffs applied to determine education level in terms of years of completed schooling