Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of 3,828 Study Follow-up Respondents and Non-respondents, Alaska EARTH Study, 2007
| Total (N=3828) N |
Respondents (n=3368) N (%) |
Non-Respondents (n=460) N (%) |
p- value† | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| Sex | <0.001 | |||
| Male | 1507 | 1239 (82) | 268 (18) | |
| Female | 2321 | 2129 (92) | 192 (8) | |
|
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| Region | ||||
| Southcentral | 1397 | 1156 (83) | 241 (17) | <0.001 |
| Southeast | 887 | 780 (88) | 107 (12) | |
| Southwest | 1544 | 1432 (93) | 112 (7) | |
|
| ||||
| Age in years | 0.004 | |||
| 18–34 | 1442 | 1251 (87) | 191 (13) | |
| 35–54 | 1729 | 1514 (88) | 215 (12) | |
| 55+ | 657 | 603 (92) | 54 (8) | |
|
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| Education | 0.060 | |||
| Less than high school | 889 | 766 (86) | 123 (14) | |
| High school or higher | 2936 | 2599 (89) | 337 (12) | |
|
| ||||
| Marital Status | <0.001 | |||
| Married/Living as married | 1633 | 1526 (93) | 107 (7) | |
| Separated/Divorced/Never married | 2180 | 1829 (84) | 351 (16) | |
|
| ||||
| Employment status | <0.001 | |||
| Employed or self-employed | 1719 | 1583 (92) | 136 (8) | |
| Not currently employed | 2095 | 1775 (85) | 320 (15) | |
|
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| Income | <0.001 | |||
| ≤$15,000 | 1343 | 1115 (83) | 228 (17) | |
| >$15,000 | 1925 | 1773 (92) | 152 (8) | |
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| Length of time at residence | ||||
| ≤ 5 years | 1737 | 1460 (84) | 277 (16) | <0.001 |
| > 5 years | 2028 | 1854 (91) | 174 (9) | |
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| Language spoken at home | 0.017 | |||
| Native only/Both | 1264 | 1135 (90) | 129 (10) | |
| English only | 2560 | 2230 (87) | 330 (13) | |
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| Self-reported health status | 0.151 | |||
| Excellent/very good/good | 2867 | 2535 (87) | 332 (13) | |
| Fair/Poor | 957 | 829 (88) | 128 (12) | |
Note.
†
p-value for differences in proportions by respondent status by chi-square test.