Table 2.
Sample Characteristics
| English (n = 210) |
Spanish (n = 226) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age*a | 38.50 (13.74) | 46.24 (13.37) |
| Genderb | ||
| Female | 107 (51.0%) | 112 (49.6%) |
| Male | 103 (49.0%) | 114 (50.4%) |
| Education*b | ||
| Less then Bachelor’s degree | ||
| Less than High School | 13 (6.2%) | 108 (47.7%) |
| High school/Trade School | 39 (18.6%) | 48 (21.2%) |
| Some college/Associates degree | 81 (38.5%) | 41 (18.2%) |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | ||
| Bachelor’s degree | 57 (27.1%) | 17 (7.5%) |
| Postgraduate | 18 (8.6%) | 7 (3.1%) |
| Missing/Don’t Know | 2 (1.0%) | 5 (5.3%) |
| Employment status*b | ||
| Employed | 141 (68.1%) | 106 (46.5%) |
| Not Employed for Wages | ||
| Unemployed | 30 (14.2%) | 42 (18.6%) |
| Homemaker | 6 (2.9%) | 30 (13.3%) |
| Student/retired/disabled | 19 (9.0%) | 29 (12.7%) |
| Social Security/SSI | 4 (1.9%) | 9 (4.0%) |
| Missing/Don’t Know | 10 (3.9%) | 10 (4.9%) |
| Marital status b | ||
| Married | 95 (45.2%) | 116 (51.3%) |
| Not Married | ||
| Single | 65 (31.0%) | 59 (26.1%) |
| Living with partner | 15 (7.1%) | 14 (6.2%) |
| Divorced/Separated | 32 (15.2%) | 27 (11.9%) |
| Widowed | 3 (1.4%) | 9 (4.0%) |
| Missing | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.5%) |
| Income*b | ||
| $0 – $24,999 | 61 (29%) | 121 (53.5%) |
| $25,000- $49,999 | 59 (28.1%) | 60 (26.5%) |
| $50,000 – $74,999 | 41 (19.5%) | 11 (4.9%) |
| > $75,000 | 34 (16.2%) | 9 (4%) |
| Missing/Don’t Know | 15 (7.2%) | 25 (11.1%) |
Note.
a
M (SD);
b
n (%).
*
Independent sample t-tests resulted in a significant difference at p < .01 (two-tailed) between language preference groups. SSI = supplemental security income.