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Table 1 Cognitive interview and survey participant characteristics

From: Giving samples or “getting checked”: measuring conflation of observational biospecimen research and clinical care in Latino communities

 

Interview

Survey

N

N, %

Overall

10

150

Age (Mean, SD)

31.6, 10

38.8, 15

Gender

Female

7

75, 50

Employment

Full-time

8

68, 45

Part-time

0

30, 20

Unemployed

2

52, 35

Years education

≤4

1

20, 13

5-8

1

39, 26

9-12

2

75, 50

≥13

6

16, 11

Annual household income

<$15,000

0

63, 42

$15,000 -$34,999

4

71, 47

$35,000 -$49,999

2

13, 9

>$50,000

4

3, 2

Primary language spoken

Only Spanish

2

38, 25

Spanish better than English

1

36, 24

Both

3

39, 26

English better than Spanish

4

32, 21

Only English

0

5, 3

Health insurance

Private

7

30, 20

Government

2

77, 51

Both

0

5, 3

None

1

38, 25

Usual source of care

Doctor’s office

4

41, 27

Clinic

6

97, 65

Hospital

0

6, 4

Othera

0

6, 4

Has regular doctor

Yes

5

112, 75

Self-rated health

Excellent or very good

2

51, 34

Good

2

65, 43

Fair or poor

5

34, 23

Don’t know

1

0, 0

Provided a sample for research in the past

Yes

4

16, 11

No

4

129, 86

Don’t know

2

5, 3

Would provide a sample for research in the future

Very likely

7

58, 39

Somewhat likely

3

72, 48

Not likely

0

20, 13

  1. Numbers may not sum to 100 due to rounding error
  2. aOther: Pharmacy, traditional medicine/sobadores, family/friends, or prefer not to answer