Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the sample (N = 250)
From: Bridging the care continuum: patient information needs for specialist referrals
Characteristics | Â |
|---|---|
Gender | Â |
   Female | 68% |
   Male | 32% |
Education | Â |
   Never attended school | 3% |
   Grade 1 through 8 | 4% |
   Grade 9 through 11 | 5% |
   Grade 12 or GED | 33% |
   College 1 to 3 years | 38% |
   College 4 years or more | 17% |
Ethnicity | Â |
   Black/AA | 8% |
   White | 79% |
   Hispanic | 4% |
   Native American | 4% |
   Asian/Pacific Islander | 2% |
   Multiracial | 1% |
   Other | 2% |
Health Insurance | Â |
   Your employer | 23% |
   Someone else's employer | 19% |
   A plan that you or someone else buys on your or their own | 5% |
   Medicare | 25% |
   Medicaid or Medicaid assistance | 13% |
   The military, Champus, Tricare or the VA | 5% |
   Some other source | 4% |
   No insurance coverage | 6% |
Total family income before taxes | Â |
   Less than $10,000 | 12% |
   Between $10,000 up to $20,000 | 14% |
   Between $20,000 up to $30,000 | 20% |
   Between $30,000 up to $40,000 | 16% |
   Between $40,000 up to $50,000 | 6% |
   Between $50,000 up to $60,000 | 5% |
   Between $60,000 up to $70,000 | 5% |
   Between $70,000 up to $80,000 | 1% |
   Between $80,000 up to $90,000 | 1% |
   Between $90,000 up to $100,000 | 1% |
   $100,000 and more | 2% |
   Don't know/Refused | 17% |