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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of CCHC (2008–2011) and BRFSS (2009) Hispanic respondents

From: Non-communicable diseases and preventive health behaviors: a comparison of Hispanics nationally and those living along the US-Mexico border

 

CCHC

BRFSS

Difference

n = 1408 n (%) or Mean ± SE

n = 29942 n (%) or Mean ± SE

(p value)

All Participants

Mean Age

47.22 ± 1.0

40.47 ± 0.2

<0.0001

Gender

   

Male

446 (41.7)

10817 (50.3)

0.0004

Female

961 (58.3)

19125 (49.7)

 

Educational Attainment

   

High School Diploma

635 (52.1)

20639 (68.8)

<0.0001

< High School Diploma

772 (47.9)

9064 (31.2)

 

Employment

   

Employed

680 (47.6)

14552 (55.0)

0.0041

Unemployed

727 (52.4)

15129 (45.0)

 

Language

   

English

295 (26.7)

15098 (52.6)

<0.0001

Spanish

1093 (73.3)

12362 (47.4)

 

Insurance

   

Insured

435 (38.5)

16907 (65.2)

<0.0001

Uninsured

961 (61.5)

7144 (34.8)

 

Males

Mean Age

45.3 ± 1.6

39.7 ± 0.3

0.0019

Less than H.S. graduate

213 (43.3)

3244 (31.5)

0.0049

Currently employed

299 (63.8)

6398 (65.6)

0.6493

Surveyed in Spanish

325 (67.3)

4394 (46.9)

<0.0001

Has insurance

162 (38.8)

6033 (63.6)

<0.0001

Females

Mean Age

48.6 ± 1.3

41.2 ± 0.2

<0.0001

Less than H.S. graduate

559 (51.2)

5820 (31.0)

<0.0001

Currently employed

381 (36.0)

8154 (44.3)

0.0017

Surveyed in Spanish

768 (77.6)

7968 (47.8)

<0.0001

Has insurance

273 (38.3)

10874 (66.9)

<0.0001

  1. CCHC, Cameron County Hispanic Cohort; BRFSS, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System