Table 3.
Patient Demographics Were Not Associated with Decision to Pursue Follow-up Care
| Demographic factor |
Decided not to pursue follow-up care at baseline n (% of total N) |
Decided to pursue appropriate follow-up care at baseline n (% of total N) |
χ2 | Φ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 5.19 | .10 | ||
| 18–29 | 174 (33.7%) | 168 (32.6%) | ||
| 30–39 | 45 (8.7%) | 45 (8.7%) | ||
| 40–49 | 26 (5.0%) | 25 (4.8%) | ||
| 50–59 | 5 (1.0%) | 15 (2.9%) | ||
| 60+ | 7 (1.4%) | 6 (1.2%) | ||
| Education | 4.91 | .10 | ||
| Grade school | 6 (1.2%) | 5 (1.0%) | ||
| Middle school | 48 (9.3%) | 56 (10.9%) | ||
| High school | 195 (37.8%) | 186 (36.1%) | ||
| College | 8 (1.6%) | 8 (1.6%) | ||
| Graduate school | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (0.8%) | ||
| Household income/year | 9.25 | .13 | ||
| <$10,000 | 101 (19.6%) | 111 (21.5%) | ||
| $10,001–$20,000 | 70 (13.6%) | 79 (15.3%) | ||
| $20,001–$30,000 | 24 (4.7%) | 29 (5.6%) | ||
| $30,001–$40,000 | 18 (3.5%) | 9 (1.7%) | ||
| $40,001–$50,000 | 7 (1.4%) | 3 (0.6%) | ||
| $50,000+ | 9 (1.7%) | 9 (1.7%) |