Table 1. Characteristics of Adults Aged ≥50 Who Participated in the CDSMP or DSMP, Overall and in the Analytic Sample, Categorized as Living in a Rural County or an Urban County,a in Illinois, 2016–2017.
| Characteristic | Analytic Sample, by County of Residence |
Overallb (N = 1,638)c | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban (n = 1,210)c | Rural (n = 85)c | ||
| No. in analytic sample | 1,210 (93.4) | 85 (6.6) | 1,295 (79.1) |
| Sex, no. (%) | |||
| Male | 244 (21.4) | 12 (14.5) | 282 (21.1) |
| Female | 894 (78.6) | 71 (85.5) | 1,056 (78.9) |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 70.7 (10.6) | 74.7 (7.4) | 71.0 (10.5) |
| Race, no. (%) | |||
| Non-Hispanic white | 558 (52.4) | 71 (88.7) | 679 (54.1) |
| Non-Hispanic black or African American | 329 (30.9) | 7 (8.8) | 377 (30.0) |
| Hispanic | 91 (8.6) | 1 (1.2) | 107 (8.5) |
| Other | 86 (8.1) | 1 (1.2) | 92 (7.3) |
| Education | |||
| <High school diploma | 122 (11.0) | 5 (6.0) | 148 (11.3) |
| High school diploma or GED | 279 (25.0) | 35 (42.2) | 332 (25.4) |
| Some college or technical school | 392 (35.2) | 28 (33.7) | 459 (35.1) |
| ≥College graduate | 321 (28.8) | 15 (18.1) | 370 (28.3) |
| Time spent in physical activity per week, no. (%) | |||
| <30 min | 260 (26.4) | 14 (20.6) | 348 (26.6) |
| 30 min to 2.5 h | 460 (46.7) | 32 (47.1) | 619 (47.3) |
| >2.5 hd | 266 (27.0) | 22 (32.4) | 340 (26.0) |
| Program participation | |||
| Enrolled in CDSMP, no. (%) | 702 (58.6) | 58 (68.2) | 954 (59.6) |
| Enrolled in DSMP, no. (%) | 496 (41.4) | 27 (31.8) | 646 (40.4) |
| Mean no. (SD) of sessions attended | 4.4 (1.7) | 4.9 (1.1) | 4.2 (1.9) |
| Attended ≥4 sessions, no. (%) | 890 (75.6) | 76 (89.4) | 1,106 (71.1) |
| Distance traveled from participant’s residence to workshop site, median (IQR), mile | 2.1 (0.4–5.0) | 1.3 (0.5–9.2) | 2.0 (0.4–5.2) |
| Distance traveled from participant’s residence to workshop site, mean (SD), mile | 4.1 (8.1) | 4.9 (5.7) | 4.9 (6.1) |
| Class size, mean (SD) | 16.5 (7.8) | 11.5 (3.6) | 16.0 (7.3) |
| Provides care to someone with a long-term health problem or disability, no. (%) | 319 (28.9) | 16 (19.5) | 370 (28.6) |
Abbreviations: CDSMP, Chronic Disease Self-Management Program; DSMP, Diabetes Self-Management Program; GED, general educational development certificate; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation.
Geographic information was available for 1,295 of 1,638 participants; only these 1,295 participants were classified as living in a rural or an urban county and comprised our analytic sample. Urban and rural classifications were determined by using participants’ home address and criteria from the US Census Bureau’s Office of Management and Budget (13,14).
“All” participants refers to all participants in CDSMP or DSMP: the 1,295 for whom geographic information was available (the analytic sample), plus the 343 participants for whom geographic information was not available.
Not all numbers in categories add to number in column head because not all participants answered all questions. Percentages in each category sum to 100% (unless because of rounding they do not) and are based on number of participants who answered the question.
Satisfies current physical activity recommendations per US guidelines (≥150 min/wk [18]).