Table 2: Demographic Characteristics by Mode of Dissemination (N = 286).
note * p < 0.5, two-tailed
Mail (n = 143) Phone (n = 143)
Characteristic n (%) n (%) p
Age M (SD) = 51.4 (7.8) M (SD) =47.4 (18.2) .06
Race/Ethnicity .02*
Hispanic/Latino 83 (58.0) 99 (69.2)
Black/African American 41 (28.7) 40 (28.0)
White 14 (9.8) 2 (1.4)
Multiracial/Other 5 (3.5) 2 (1.4)
Education (Highest grade completed) .08
No prior schooling 8 (5.6) 6 (4.2)
1 2 (1.4) 3 (2.1)
2 3 (2.1) 8 (5.6)
3 1 (0.7) 7 (4.9)
4 7 (4.9) 4 (2.8)
5 6 (4.2) 9 (6.3)
6 19 (13.3) 28 (19.6)
7 12 (8.4) 6 (4.2)
8 10 (7.0) 3 (2.1)
9 26 (18.2) 28 (19.6)
10 21 (14.7) 10 (7.0)
11 28 (19.6) 31 (21.7)
Place of Birth .06
United States 71 (49.7) 54 (37.8)
Outside the United States 72 (50.3) 89 (62.2) .05*
Language Spoken, Read, or Written Well
English 65 (45.5) 48 (33.6)
Spanish 78 (54.5) 95 (66.4)
Attended High School in the United States .32
Yes 99 (69.2) 90 (62.9)
No 44 (30.8) 53 (37.1)