Table 1.
Sample Characteristics of the Total Sample and by Home Radon Testing Group Using Two-Sample t test or Chi Square Test for Independence
| Total Sample N=58 | Completed Radon Testing n = 28 | Did Not Complete Radon Testing n = 30 | ||
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| Characteristic | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | P |
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| Age (years) | 46 ± 14 | 51 ± 11 | 40 ± 17 | .008 |
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| Length of time at current residence (years) | 11 ± 10 | 12 ± 10 | 11 ± 10 | .626 |
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| Personal risk perception | 3.5 ± 3.0 | 3.3 ± 2.9 | 3.6 ± 3.0 | .690 |
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| Lung cancer worry | 6.0 ± 2.5 | 6.1 ± 2.7 | 5.9 ± 2.3 | .824 |
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| Synergistic risk perception | 3.6 ± 1.2 | 3.7 ± 1.2 | 3.5 ± 1.3 | .493 |
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| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | P | |
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| Sex | >.99 | |||
| Male | 15 (26%) | 7 (25%) | 8 (27%) | |
| Female | 41 (71%) | 21 (75%) | 20 (67%) | |
| Missing data | 2 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (7%) | |
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| Level of education | .410a | |||
| < High school | 8 (14%) | 4 (14%) | 4 (13%) | |
| HS graduate/GED | 18 (31%) | 11 (39%) | 7 (23%) | |
| > High school | 32 (55%) | 13 (46%) | 19 (63%) | |
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| Marital status | .623 | |||
| No | 18 (31%) | 7 (27%) | 11 (37%) | |
| Yes | 38 (66%) | 19 (73%) | 19 (63%) | |
| Missing | 2 (3%) | 2 (7%) | 0 (0%) | |
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| Race and ethnicity | .493a | |||
| White and non-Hispanic | 50 (86%) | 24 (86%) | 26 (93%) | |
| Other | 2 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (7%) | |
| Missing data | 6 (10%) | 4 (14%) | 2 (7%) | |
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| Employment status | .642 | |||
| Employed/Retired | 40 (69%) | 18 (64%) | 22 (73%) | |
| Unemployed/Disabled | 16 (28%) | 9 (32%) | 7 (23%) | |
| Missing data | 2 (3%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (3%) | |
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| Income | 24 (41%) | 13 (46%) | 11 (37%) | .427 |
| <$30,000 | 24 (41%) | 13 (46%) | 11 (37%) | |
| ≥$30,000 | 28 (48%) | 11 (39%) | 17 (57%) | |
| Missing | 6 (10%) | 4 (14%) | 2 (7%) | |
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| Home ownership | .441 | |||
| Own | 45 (77%) | 23 (82%) | 22 (73%) | |
| Rent | 12 (21%) | 4 (14%) | 8 (27%) | |
| Missing data | 1 (2%) | 1 (4%) | 0 (0%) | |
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| Children present in the home | .292 | |||
| No | 27 (47%) | 15 (54%) | 12 (40%) | |
| Yes | 29 (50%) | 11 (39%) | 18 (60%) | |
| Missing | 2 (3%) | 2 (7%) | 0 (0%) | |
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| SHS in the home | >.99 | |||
| No | 35 (60%) | 17 (61%) | 18 (60%) | |
| Yes | 23 (40%) | 11 (39%) | 12 (40%) | |
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| Current smoker | .263 | |||
| No | 43 (74%) | 23 (82%) | 20 (67%) | |
| Yes | 13 (22%) | 4 (14%) | 9 (30%) | |
| Missing | 2 (3%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (3%) | |
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| Previous Home Radon Testing | .229a | |||
| No | 56 (97%) | 26 (93%) | 30 (100%) | |
| Yes | 2 (2%) | 2 (7%) | 0 (0%) | |
Note.
a
Fisher’s Exact Test used as an alternate to the chi-square test of association due to small expected cell counts.