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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of parents and adolescents by parent nativity (n = 77)

From: Disparities in HPV vaccine knowledge and adolescent HPV vaccine uptake by parental nativity among diverse multiethnic parents in New Jersey

 

Total

n = 77

U.S.-Born

n = 46

Non-U.S. Born

n = 31

P-value

%

%

%

Parent Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity

  Hispanic

22.1

26.1

16.1

< 0.01

  NH-White

29.9

41.3

12.9

 

  NH-Black

18.2

28.3

3.2

 

  NH-Asian

26.0

2.2

61.3

 

  Other/Multi-Race/Missing

3.9

2.2

6.5

 

Survey Language

  English

85.7

97.8

67.7

< 0.01

  Chinese

10.4

0.0

25.8

 

  Spanish

3.9

2.2

6.5

 

Age

  30–40 years

20.8

21.7

19.4

0.96

  41–50 years

53.3

54.8

52.2

 

  > 50 years

26.0

25.8

26.1

 

Gender

  Male

14.3

8.7

22.6

0.18

  Female

84.4

89.1

77.4

 

Insurance Type

  Private Health Insurance

76.6

76.1

77.4

0.17

  Medicaid/Medicare

13.0

17.4

6.5

 

  Uninsured/Other

6.5

2.2

12.9

 

Education

  Less Than College

26.0

32.6

16.1

0.08

  College Graduate

36.4

39.1

32.3

 

  Graduate or Higher Degree

37.7

28.3

51.6

 

Income

  $0 - $39,999

22.1

23.9

19.4

0.74

  $40,000 - $79,999

15.6

17.4

12.9

 

  > $80,000

53.3

52.2

54.8

 

  Missing

9.1

6.5

12.9

 

Adolescent Characteristics

Age

  11–12 years

23.4

26.1

19.4

0.48

  13–15 years

40.3

34.8

48.4

 

  16–18 years

36.3

39.1

32.3

 

Gender

  Male

35.1

43.5

22.6

0.06

  Female

64.9

56.5

77.4

 

Insurance Type

  Private

76.6

76.1

77.4

0.23

  Medicaid/CHIP

15.6

19.6

9.7

 

  Uninsured/Other/Missing

7.8

4.4

12.9

 

HPV Vaccine Initiation

  Yes

57.1

52.2

29.0

0.04

  No

42.9

47.8

71.0

 

Other Adolescent Vaccinations

  Yes

45.5

60.9

45.2

0.16

  No

54.6

39.1

54.8

 
  1. NH Non-Hispanic, CHIP Children’s Health Insurance Program