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Table 3 Participant characteristics

From: Patient perspectives on use of electronic health records for research recruitment

 

TOTAL

(15 groups)

Cabarrus

(4 groups)

Durham

(3 groups)

Mingo

(3 groups)

Quitman

(3 groups)

MURDOCK

(2 groups)

p-

value

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Total participants

110

(100)

31

(28)

28

(25)

15

(14)

16

(15)

20

(18)

 

Gender

 Men

44

(40)

15

(48)

14

(50)

4

(27)

4

(25)

7

(35)

0.32

 Women

66

(60)

16

(52)

14

(50)

11

(73)

12

(75)

13

(65)

 

Age group

 18–35

16

(15)

5

(16)

2

(7)

1

(7)

2

(13)

6

(30)

0.52

 36–64

65

(59)

18

(58)

20

(71)

10

(67)

9

(56)

8

(40)

 

 65+

29

(26)

8

(26)

6

(21)

4

(27)

5

(31)

6

(30)

Education

 Less than high school

4

(4)

1

(3)

2

(7)

0

(0)

1

(6)

0

(0)

0.23

 High school

29

(26)

7

(23)

5

(18)

6

(40)

7

(44)

4

(20)

 

 Some college

26

(24)

6

(19)

6

(21)

6

(40)

4

(25)

4

(20)

 Bachelor’s degree or higher

51

(46)

17

(55)

15

(54)

3

(20)

4

(25)

12

(60)

Race

 Black

40

(36)

7

(23)

14

(50)

4

(27)

12

(75)

3

(15)

0.00

 White

67

(61)

22

(71)

13

(46)

11

(73)

4

(25)

17

(85)

 

 Other

3

(3)

2

(6)

1

(4)

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

Health statusa

 Poor

3

(3)

0

(0)

1

(4)

1

(7)

1

(6)

0

(0)

0.41

 Fair

9

(8)

2

(6)

2

(7)

2

(13)

1

(6)

2

(10)

 

 Good

41

(37)

14

(45)

10

(36)

6

(40)

6

(38)

5

(25)

 Very good

38

(35)

12

(39)

11

(39)

5

(33)

4

(25)

6

(30)

 Excellent

18

(16)

3

(10)

4

(14)

0

(0)

4

(25)

7

(35)

Health care visits in past yearb

  ≤ 2

59

(54)

16

(52)

14

(50)

6

(40)

10

(63)

13

(65)

0.43

 3–4

28

(25)

9

(29)

5

(18)

5

(33)

4

(25)

5

(25)

 

 5–9

15

(14)

2

(6)

8

(29)

2

(13)

1

(6)

2

(10)

  ≥ 10

8

(7)

4

(13)

1

(4)

2

(13)

1

(6)

0

(0)

Health care prohibited by cost?c

 No

86

(78)

24

(77)

20

(71)

13

(87)

13

(81)

16

(80)

0.87

 Yes

24

(22)

7

(23)

8

(29)

2

(13)

3

(19)

4

(20)

 

Have regular healthcare provider?d

 No

11

(10)

1

(3)

4

(14)

2

(13)

4

(25)

0

(0)

0.03

 Yes

98

(89)

30

(97)

24

(86)

12

(80)

12

(75)

20

(100)

 
  1. aAsked: In general, how would you rate your health?
  2. bAsked: During the past 12 months, not counting times you went to an emergency room, how many times did you go to a healthcare provider to get care for yourself?
  3. cAsked: Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed to see a healthcare provider but could not because of cost?
  4. dAsked: Do you have one healthcare provider (such as a doctor, nurse practitioner, physician assistant or other health professional) that you see for most of your care?
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