Table 5.
Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics by all reasons for joining the Environment, Leiomyomas, Latinas, and Adiposity Study (ELLAS) (n = 618)
| N | Learn more about women’s health |
Receive a free health assessment |
Contribute to scientific knowledge |
Friend/family member recommended joining |
Curious about participating in a study |
Receive the financial reimbursement |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean ± SD) | 37.7 ± 6.99 | 37.5 ± 6.95 | 37.5 ± 6.89 | 37.3 ± 7.04 | 36.3 ± 7.56 | 37.3 ± 7.17 | |
| Education | |||||||
| High school/GED or less | 454 | 398 (87.7%) | 380 (83.7%) | 244 (53.7%) | 152 (33.5%) | 93 (20.5%) | 42 (9.3%) |
| At least some college | 162 | 115 (71.0%) | 110 (67.9%) | 122 (75.3%) | 40 (24.7%) | 37 (22.8%) | 46 (28.4%) |
| Annual household income | |||||||
| <$30,000 | 371 | 319 (86.0%) | 308 (83.0%) | 202 (54.4%) | 121 (32.6%) | 82 (22.1%) | 43 (11.6%) |
| ≥$30,000 | 206 | 159 (77.2%) | 148 (71.8%) | 139 (67.5%) | 64 (31.1%) | 44 (21.4%) | 43 (20.9%) |
| Born in the US | |||||||
| No | 552 | 464 (84.1%) | 453 (82.1%) | 323 (58.5%) | 184 (33.3%) | 105 (19.0%) | 67 (12.1%) |
| Yes | 63 | 49 (77.8%) | 37 (58.7%) | 43 (68.3%) | 8 (12.7%) | 25 (39.7%) | 21 (33.3%) |
| Acculturation | |||||||
| Lower acculturation | 537 | 454 (84.5%) | 445 (82.9%) | 310 (57.7%) | 179 (33.3%) | 100 (18.6%) | 64 (11.9%) |
| Higher acculturation | 77 | 58 (75.3%) | 44 (57.1%) | 56 (72.7%) | 13 (16.9%) | 30 (39.0%) | 23 (29.9%) |
| Health insurance | |||||||
| No | 347 | 298 (85.9%) | 293 (84.4%) | 187 (53.9%) | 118 (34.0%) | 64 (18.4%) | 33 (9.5%) |
| Yes | 265 | 212 (80.0%) | 192 (72.5%) | 178 (67.2%) | 73 (27.5%) | 66 (24.9%) | 54 (20.4%) |
| Health literacy | |||||||
| Inadequate | 234 | 205 (87.6%) | 194 (82.9%) | 113 (48.3%) | 83 (35.5%) | 55 (23.5%) | 25 (10.7%) |
| Adequate | 380 | 307 (80.8%) | 294 (77.4%) | 253 (66.6%) | 109 (28.7%) | 76 (20.0%) | 62 (16.3%) |