Table 1.
Participant Characteristics
| Characteristics | Mean (SD) or N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (in years, range 50–74) | 57.18 (6.00) |
| Years in United States (range 2–56) | 23.42 (10.86) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 25 (32.9) |
| Female | 51 (67.1) |
| Marital Status | |
| Married/Partnered | 53 (69.7) |
| Divorced/Separated | 10 (13.2) |
| Widowed | 6 (7.9) |
| Single/Never Married | 7 (9.2) |
| Employment Status | |
| Employed | 40 (52.6) |
| Unemployed | 31 (40.8) |
| Student | 1 (1.3) |
| Retired | 3 (4.0) |
| Missing | 1 (1.3) |
| Country of Birth | |
| United States | 5 (6.6) |
| Outside United States* | 71 (93.4) |
| Parents Born Outside of the United States | |
| Yes | 73 (96.0) |
| No | 3 (4.0) |
| Race | |
| Black/African American | 1 (1.3) |
| White | 23 (30.3) |
| Other | 51 (67.1) |
| More than 1 Race | 1 (1.3) |
| Educational Attainment | |
| Never Attended | 4 (5.3) |
| Elementary | 29 (38.2) |
| Some High School | 14 (18.4) |
| High School Graduate | 13 (17.1) |
| Some College | 7 (9.2) |
| College Graduate | 7 (9.2) |
| Graduate/Professional School | 2 (2.6) |
| Annual Income | |
| Don’t Know/Prefer Not to Answer | 6 (7.9) |
| Under $10,000 | 31 (40.8) |
| $10,000-$25,000 | 29 (38.2) |
| $25,001-$35,000 | 8 (10.5) |
| $35,001-$50,000 | 1 (1.3) |
| $50,001-$75,000 | 1 (1.3) |
| Difficulty in understanding written health information | |
| Never | 36 (47.4) |
| Sometimes | 38 (50.0) |
| Always | 2 (2.6) |
| Confidence in completing health forms | |
| Almost always ask for help | 15 (19.7) |
| Not so confident | 4 (5.3) |
| A bit confident | 13 (17.1) |
| Very confident | 44 (57.9) |
Note.
*
Distribution of birthplace among individuals reporting being born outside of U.S. was as follows: Mexico (n = 49), Colombia (n = 6), Puerto Rico (n = 5), Costa Rica (n = 3), Dominican Republic (n = 2), Peru (n = 2), Chile (n = 1), Cuba (n = 1), El Salvador (n = 1), Venezuela (n = 1)