Table 2.
Participant Characteristics
| TOTAL | Cabarrus | Durham | Mingo | Quitman | p-value* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
| Total participants | 120 | (100) | 30 | (25) | 31 | (26) | 28 | (23) | 31 | (26) | |
| Gender | |||||||||||
| Men | 44 | (37) | 10 | (33) | 14 | (45) | 9 | (32) | 11 | (36) | 0.72 |
| Women | 76 | (63) | 20 | (67) | 17 | (55) | 19 | (68) | 20 | (65) | |
| Age group | |||||||||||
| 18–24 | 5 | (4) | - | - | 2 | (6) | 1 | (4) | 2 | (6) | 0.43 |
| 25–34 | 26 | (22) | 5 | (17) | 6 | (19) | 8 | (29) | 7 | (23) | |
| 35–44 | 20 | (17) | 7 | (23) | 7 | (23) | 4 | (14) | 2 | (7) | |
| 45–54 | 22 | (18) | 10 | (33) | 3 | (10) | 4 | (14) | 5 | (16) | |
| 55–64 | 26 | (22) | 4 | (13) | 7 | (23) | 5 | (18) | 10 | (32) | |
| ≥65 | 21 | (16) | 4 | (13) | 6 | (19) | 6 | (21) | 5 | (16) | |
| Education | |||||||||||
| Below high school (HS) | 11 | (9) | 3 | (10) | 2 | (7) | 3 | (11) | 3 | (10) | 0.09 |
| HS/GED/Vocational | 31 | (26) | 4 | (13) | 7 | (23) | 11 | (39) | 9 | (29) | |
| AA/Some college | 32 | (27) | 7 | (23) | 5 | (16) | 9 | (32) | 11 | (35) | |
| BA and above | 46 | (38) | 16 | (53) | 17 | (55) | 5 | (18) | 8 | (26) | |
| Race | |||||||||||
| Black or African American | 39 | (33) | 4 | (14) | 14 | (45) | 1 | (4) | 20 | (65) | 0.00 |
| White | 77 | (64) | 24 | (80) | 15 | (48) | 27 | (96) | 11 | (36) | |
| Hispanic | 2 | (2) | 1 | (3) | 1 | (3) | - | - | - | - | |
| Asian | 1 | (1) | 1 | (3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| More than one race | 1 | (1) | - | - | 1 | (3) | - | - | - | - | |
| Overall healtha | |||||||||||
| Poor/fair | 26 | (22) | 2 | (7) | 4 | (13) | 10 | (36) | 10 | (32) | 0.01 |
| Good | 42 | (35) | 13 | (43) | 7 | (23) | 9 | (32) | 13 | (42) | |
| Very good/excellent | 52 | (43) | 15 | (50) | 20 | (65) | 9 | (32) | 8 | (26) | |
| Healthcare visits in past yearb | |||||||||||
| 0 | 10 | (8) | 2 | (7) | - | - | 4 | (14) | 4 | (13) | 0.22 |
| 1–2 | 41 | (34) | 11 | (37) | 17 | (55) | 5 | (18) | 8 | (26) | |
| 3–4 | 36 | (30) | 10 | (33) | 8 | (26) | 8 | (29) | 10 | (32) | |
| 5–9 | 19 | (16) | 5 | (17) | 3 | (10) | 7 | (25) | 4 | (13) | |
| ≥10 | 14 | (12) | 2 | (7) | 3 | (10) | 4 | (14) | 5 | (16) | |
| Healthcare prohibited by costc | |||||||||||
| No | 89 | (74) | 23 | (77) | 26 | (84) | 21 | (75) | 19 | (61) | 0.23 |
| Yes | 31 | (26) | 7 | (23) | 5 | (16) | 7 | (25) | 12 | (39) | |
| Have regular healthcare providerd | |||||||||||
| No | 24 | (20) | 2 | (7) | 7 | (23) | 6 | (21) | 9 | (29) | 0.17 |
| Yes | 96 | (80) | 28 | (93) | 24 | (77) | 22 | (79) | 22 | (71) | |
*
p-values obtained using Pearson chi-square tests.
a
Asked: In general, how would you rate your health?
b
Asked: During the past 12 months, not counting times you went to an emergency room, how many times did you go to a healthcare provider to get care for yourself?
c
Asked: Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed to see a healthcare provider but could not because of cost?
d
Asked: Do you have one healthcare provider (such as a doctor, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or other health professional) that you see for most of your care?