Table 1. Study population characteristics, overall and by primary language spoken (N = 200).
| Primary Spoken Language | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (N = 200) | English (N = 100) | Spanish (N = 100) | P-Value* | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Gender | 0.37 | |||
| Male | 69 (34.5%) | 31 (31%) | 38 (38%) | |
| Female | 124 (62%) | 65 (65%) | 59 (59%) | |
| Unknown (Missing Data) | 7 (3.5%) | 4 (4%) | 3 (3%) | |
| Marital Status | 0.33 | |||
| Single (never married) | 79 (39.5%) | 44 (44%) | 35 (35%) | |
| Married/Living with a partner as married | 50 (25%) | 25 (25%) | 25 (25%) | |
| Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 67 (33.5%) | 29 (29%) | 38 (38%) | |
| Unknown (Missing Data) | 4 (2%) | 2 (2%) | 2 (2%) | |
| Education Level | <0.001 | |||
| Elementary school (< 6 years) | 10 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 10 (10%) | |
| Secondary (6–12 years) | 29 (14.5%) | 4 (4%) | 25 (25%) | |
| High school diploma | 62 (31%) | 26 (26%) | 36 (36%) | |
| College | 59 (29.5%) | 41 (41%) | 18 (18%) | |
| Graduate school | 26 (13%) | 22 (22%) | 4 (4%) | |
| Unknown (Missing Data) | 14 (7%) | 7 (7%) | 7 (7%) | |
| Race | <0.001 | |||
| White | 80 (40%) | 59 (59%) | 21 (21%) | |
| Black or African American | 25 (12.5%) | 18 (18%) | 7 (7%) | |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 2 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (2%) | |
| Asian | 5 (2.5%) | 5 (5%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Other | 82 (41%) | 14 (14%) | 68 (68%) | |
| Unknown (Missing Data) | 6 (3%) | 4 (4%) | 2 (2%) | |
| Ethnicity | <0.001 | |||
| Hispanic/Latino | 87 (43.4%) | 15 (15%) | 72 (72%) | |
| Non-Hispanic/Latino | 5 (2.5%) | 5 (5%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Other | 96 (48%) | 69 (69%) | 27 (27%) | |
| Unknown (Missing Data) | 12 (6%) | 11 (11%) | 1 (1%) | |
| Nativity | <0.001 | |||
| US Born | 101 (50.5%) | 79 (79.0%) | 22 (22.0%) | |
| Non-US Born | 98 (49.0%) | 42 (21.0%) | 77 (77.0%) | |
| Unknown (Missing Data) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.0%) | |
| Employment Status | 0.12 | |||
| Employed | 101 (50.5%) | 51 (51.0%) | 50 (50.0%) | |
| Unemployed | 26 (13.0%) | 10 (10.0%) | 16 (16.0%) | |
| Retired | 14 (7.0%) | 9 (9.0%) | 5 (5.0%) | |
| Homemaker/student | 23 (11.5%) | 13 (13.0%) | 10 (10.0%) | |
| Disabled | 8 (4.0%) | 1 (1.0%) | 7 (7.0%) | |
| Unknown (Missing Data) | 28 (14.0%) | 16 (16.0%) | 12 (12.0%) | |
| Income | <0.001 | |||
| $0-$14,999 | 60 (30.0%) | 25 (25.0%) | 35 (35.0%) | |
| $15,000-$39,999 | 57 (28.5%) | 23 (23.0%) | 34 (34.0%) | |
| $40,000 + | 47 (23.5%) | 37 (37.0%) | 10 (10.0%) | |
| Don't know/Refused | 32 (16.0%) | 13 (13.0%) | 19 (19.0%) | |
| Unknown (Missing Data) | 4 (2.0%) | 2 (2.0%) | 2 (2.0%) | |
| Body Mass Index (BMI) | 0.38 | |||
| Healthy weight | 46 (23.0%) | 27 (27.0%) | 19 (19.0%) | |
| Overweight | 66 (33.0%) | 33 (33.0%) | 33 (33.0%) | |
| Obese | 87 (43.5%) | 40 (40.0%) | 47 (47.0%) | |
| Unknown (Missing Data) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.0%) | |
| Confidence in Filling Out Medical Forms By Yourself | <0.001 | |||
| Extremely | 85 (42.5%) | 57 (57.0%) | 28 (28.0%) | |
| Quite a bit | 48 (24.0%) | 26 (26.0%) | 22 (22.0%) | |
| Somewhat | 41 (20.5%) | 14 (14.0%) | 27 (27.0%) | |
| A little bit | 13 (6.5%) | 3 (3.0%) | 10 (10.0%) | |
| Not at all | 12 (6.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 12 (12.0%) | |
| Unknown (Missing Data) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.0%) | |
* P-value obtained from Fisher’s Exact test