TABLE 1.
Demographic characteristics among participants who have and have not heard of Alzheimer's disease, American Indian/Native Alaskan pow‐wow attendees (n = 438)
| Heard of Alzheimer's disease | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | ||
| Characteristic | % | % | P |
| Age in years | .02 | ||
| 18–24 | 24 | 13 | |
| 25–34 | 29 | 21 | |
| 35–44 | 18 | 20 | |
| 45–54 | 9 | 19 | |
| 55–64 | 12 | 18 | |
| 65–85 | 8 | 10 | |
| Sex | .26 | ||
| Female | 56 | 62 | |
| Male | 44 | 36 | |
| Other | <1 | 2 | |
| Completed education | <.001 | ||
| <High school | 21 | 7 | |
| High school, GED, Vocational school | 45 | 25 | |
| Some college | 25 | 39 | |
| College graduate | 9 | 30 | |
| Residence most of year | .05 | ||
| Reservation | 17 | 14 | |
| Rural area or town, but not on reservation | 36 | 25 | |
| Large metropolitan area | 47 | 61 | |