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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Community Health. 2013 Oct;38(5):805–811. doi: 10.1007/s10900-013-9680-2

Table 1.

Characteristics of the study sample (N = 113)

Characteristics Panel A
N (%)
Panel B
Receipt of HPV
vaccine
Yes/no
Panel C
English proficiency
mean
Years of residency (mean; SD) 12.75
8.6
17.07*/
12.04
0.611***
Mean age (SD) 22 (3) 22 (3)/
21 (3)
−0.070
Country of birth
  Vietnam 66 (58) 7/59 16.08**
  United States 42 (37) 8/34 19.38
  Other 5 (5) 1/4 19.00
Education
  Grades 6 or less 0 0
  Grades 7–9 0 0
  Grades 10–12 20 (25) 6/24 16.33
  Some college 26 (33) 6/25 17.88
  College degree 21 (27) 2/31 17.60
  Post graduate 12 (15) 2/12 18.35
Income
  Less than $20,000 24 (22) 3/21 17.08
  $20,000 to under $30,000 13 (12) 1/12 17.16
  $30,000 to under $40,000 16 (14) 2/14 19.33
  $40,000 to under $50,000 6 (5) 0/6 19.33
  More than $50,000 17 (15) 4/13 18.35
  Don’t know/not sure 28 (25) 5/23 17.92
  Refused 7 (6) 1/6 14.71
Insurance
  Private 29 (26) 5/24 19.07**
  Medicare 7 (6) 0/7 17.28
  Medicaid 2 (2) 1/1 20.00
  Self-pay 8 (7) 1/7 16.00
  No insurance 36 (32) 2/34 16.44
  Other 13 (12) 2/11 16.53
  Don’t know 13 (12) 5/8 18.84
  Refused 3 (3) 0/3 15.66
Relationship status
  Not dating 44 (39) 6/38 16.79
  Dating but no steady partner 31 (27) 2/29 17.10
  Steady but not living together 22 (20) 6/16 19.50
  Steady and living together 13 (12) 1/12 17.38
  Married 3 (3) 1/2 15.66
Religion
  Catholic 38 (34) 7/31 17.47
  Buddhist 50 (44) 4/46 17.32
  Other 10 (9) 3/7 19.20
  None 13 (12) 2/11 16.69
Job status
  Employed, full-time 17 (15) 1/16 18.11
  Employed, part-time 20 (18) 1/19 17.15
  Unemployed 7 (6) 3/4 18.42
  Student 65 (58) 11/54 17.21
English proficiency 17(3) 19(3)/17(3)*
*

p < 0.05

**

p < 0.01

***

p < 0.001