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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants and the larger community

From: Perceptions of environmental health risks among residents in the “Toxic Doughnut”: opportunities for risk screening and community mobilization

Characteristic

Study participants

Riverdale community

P-value

 

Numerical value

Percentage

Numerical value

Percentage

Total

42

-

9,809

-

 

Age (years)

     

Median

49.0

-

20.5

-

 

Average

45.1 (±13.5)

-

NA

-

 

Gender

     

Female

26

61.9 %

5,524

56.5 %

0.4799

Male

16

38.1 %

4,285

43.5 %

Race/Ethnicity

     

Black/African American

41

97.7 %

9,495

96.8 %

0.7630

Hispanic

1

2.3 %

314

3.2 %

Education

     

HS Grad

23

54.8 %

6,121

62.4 %

0.3068

Not HS Grad

19

45.2 %

3,688

37.6 %

Marital Status

     

Never Married

24

57.1 %

3,266

33.3 %

0.1888

Married

18

42.9 %

6,543

66.7 %

Employment

     

Unemployed

15

35.7 %

3,286

33.5 %

<0.05

Employed

27

64.3 %

6,523

66.5 %

Health Status

     

Fair or Poor

18

42.9 %

6,543

66.7 %

<0.05

Better than Fair or Poor

24

57.1 %

3,266

33.3 %

  1. Source: Data on the Riverdale Community is from the Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs, 2000; NA Not available, HS High School