Table 1.
Characteristics of participants by having a primary care physician (N = 431)
| Characteristics | Primary care physician 431 (100%)
|
χ2 | p-value | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes 111 (25.8%) | No 320 (74.2%) | ||||
| Age | |||||
| 18 to 34 years | 26 (23.4%) | 104 (32.5%) | 8.448 | <0.05 | 130 (30.2%) |
| 35 to 49 years | 45 (40.5%) | 135 (42.2%) | 180 (41.8%) | ||
| 50 to 65 years | 32 (28.8%) | 73 (22.8%) | 105 (24.4%) | ||
| 65 years and more | 8 (7.2%) | 8 (2.5%) | 16 (3.7%) | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 52 (46.8%) | 260 (81.3%) | 48.803 | <0.001 | 312 (72.4%) |
| Female | 59 (53.2%) | 60 (13.9%) | 119 (27.6%) | ||
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 79 (71.8%) | 244 (76.7%) | 1.581 | 0.454 | 323 (75.5%) |
| High school | 21 (19.1%) | 55 (17.3%) | 76 (17.8%) | ||
| Beyond high school | 10 (9.1%) | 19 (6.0%) | 29 (6.8%) | ||
| Marital status | |||||
| Single/Living as single | 94 (84.7%) | 256 (80.0%) | 1.185 | 0.276 | 350 (81.2%) |
| Married/Living as married | 17 (15.3%) | 64 (20.0%) | 81 (18.8%) | ||
| Language | |||||
| Spanish | 33 (30.0%) | 183 (57.4%) | 24.505 | <0.001 | 213 (49.7%) |
| English | 77 (70.0%) | 136 (42.6%) | 216 (50.3%) | ||
| Country | |||||
| Outside USA | 11 (9.9%) | 156 (48.8%) | 52.383 | <0.001 | 167 (38.7%) |
| USA | 100 (90.1%) | 164 (51.3%) | 264 (61.3%) | ||
| Ethnicity | |||||
| African American | 61 (55.0%) | 100 (31.3%) | 19.790 | <0.001 | 161 (37.4%) |
| Hispanic | 50 (45.0%) | 220 (68.8%) | 270 (62.6%) | ||
| Length of stay | |||||
| Newcomer | 11 (9.9%) | 114 (35.8%) | 26.812 | <0.001 | 125 (29.1%) |
| Long-timer | 100 (90.1%) | 204 (64.2%) | 304 (70.9%) | ||
| Salary | |||||
| <$199 | 25 (24.3%) | 78 (26.9%) | 11.909 | <0.01 | 103 (26.2%) |
| $200–$399 | 22 (21.4%) | 107 (36.9%) | 129 (32.8%) | ||
| >$400 | 56 (54.4%) | 105 (26.7%) | 161 (41.0%) | ||
| Children | |||||
| Yes | 87 (78.4%) | 202 (63.1%) | 8.680 | <0.01 | 142 (32.9%) |
| No | 24 (21.6%) | 118 (36.9%) | 289 (67.1%) | ||
| Insurance | |||||
| Yes | 65 (58.6%) | 38 (11.9%) | 98.757 | <0.001 | 103 (23.9%) |
| No | 46 (41.4%) | 282 (88.1%) | 328 (76.1%) | ||
| HIV status | |||||
| Positive | 19 (17.1%) | 13 (4.1%) | 20.434 | <0.001 | 32 (7.4%) |
| Negative | 92 (82.9%) | 307 (95.9%) | 399 (92.6%) | ||
| STD diagnosis | |||||
| Yes | 35 (31.5%) | 67 (20.9%) | 5.120 | <0.05 | 102 (23.7%) |
| No | 76 (68.5%) | 253 (79.1%) | 329 (76.3%) | ||