Table 1.
Demographic and Health-related Variables by Group for Completers
| Variable | Standard Dissemination (N = 74) | Enhanced Dissemination (N = 75) | Charla (N = 38) |
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| Site | |||
| Puerto Rico/Florida (n/n) | 40/34 | 39/36 | 26/12 |
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| Demographic Variables | |||
| Sex, male (%) | 24.3 | 29.3 | 31.6 |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 51.3 (12.6) | 49.2 (11.6) | 48.4 (11.3) |
| Race (%) | |||
| White | 56.2 | 72.0 | 65.8 |
| Black/African American | 12.3 | 5.3 | 7.9 |
| Native American | 6.9 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| Other | 24.7 | 17.3 | 23.7 |
| Mixed | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| Preferred language, Spanish (%) | 98.7 | 98.7 | 97.4 |
| Education (%) | |||
| Less than high school diploma | 13.5 | 14.7 | 7.9 |
| High school diploma or GED | 41.9 | 32.0 | 26.3 |
| Associate degree | 20.3 | 17.3 | 21.1 |
| Bachelor degree | 16.2 | 24.0 | 36.8 |
| Master or doctorate degree | 8.1 | 12.0 | 7.9 |
| Married or living with partner (%) | 50.0 | 51.4 | 55.3 |
| Employment status (%) | |||
| Full-time | 32.4 | 37.0 | 47.4 |
| Part-time | 12.2 | 9.6 | 2.6 |
| Homemaker | 16.2 | 24.7 | 31.6 |
| Retired | 10.8 | 11.0 | 10.5 |
| Unable to work | 12.2 | 9.6 | 2.6 |
| Unemployed | 16.2 | 8.3 | 5.3 |
| Annual household income, up to $40k (%) | 91.7 | 82.3 | 87.9 |
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| Health-related Variables | |||
| Insured (%) | 81.1 | 76.0 | 92.1 |
| Primary care physician/nurse (%) | 78.4 | 72.0 | 81.1 |
| Loved one with cancer history (%) | 67.6 | 64.0 | 76.3 |
| Previously donated blood (%) | 37.0 | 45.3 | 31.6 |
| Registered organ donor (%) | 41.9 | 52.0 | 36.8 |
Abbreviations: GED, general educational development; SD, standard deviation.