TABLE 1.
General characteristics of respondents
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Median age (yr) (range) | 49 (18–89) |
| No. (%) of female respondents | 274 (68) |
| No. (%) of respondents of race/ethnicity | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 168 (42) |
| African American or black | 80 (20) |
| Non-Hispanica | 152 (38) |
| No. (%) of respondents with education level | |
| Less than high school | 43 (11) |
| High school or GEDg | 112 (28) |
| Some college and above | 245 (61) |
| No. (%) of respondents with insurance statusb | |
| Private | 177 (45) |
| Medicare | 50 (12) |
| Medicaid | 75 (19) |
| Uninsuredc | 90 (23) |
| Self-pay | 4 (1) |
| No. (%) of patients attending clinic type | |
| Private | 200 (50) |
| Public | 200 (50) |
| No. (%) of patients with chronic diseased | 138 (34) |
| No. of respondents with income/total no. of respondents (%)e | |
| ≤$20,000 | 141/372 (38) |
| >$20,000 but ≤$40,000 | 73/372 (20) |
| >$40,000 but ≤$60,000 | 57/372 (15) |
| >$60,000 but ≤$100,000 | 46 (12) |
| >$100,000 | 55 (15) |
| No. of respondents with employment status/total no. of respondents (%)f | |
| Employed | 232/363 (64) |
| Not working | 111/363 (31) |
| Retired | 20/363 (5) |
| No. (%) of questionnaires completed in Spanish | 80 (20) |
a
A total of 139 (91%) of whom are white and 8% of whom belong to other ethnic groups (Indian, Vietnamese, or Chinese, etc).
b
Data missing for 4 participants.
c
Includes those who have benefits from the county allowing access to public clinic providers at either very low cost or no cost.
d
Including any of the following: asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, HIV, hepatitis C, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, endocarditis, tuberculosis, prostatitis, chronic urinary tract infection, chronic osteomyelitis, peptic ulcer disease, chronic pyelonephritis, or cancer.
e
Data missing for 28 participants.
f
Data missing for 37 participants.
g
GED, general educational development (high school equivalency test).