Demographic Characteristics of the Sample, N = 253
Characteristic | n (%) |
---|---|
Sex | |
Female | 169 (67) |
Male | 84 (33) |
Ethnic group | |
White | 185 (73) |
Hispanic | 54 (21) |
Other | 14 ( 5) |
Relationship status | |
Married | 186 (73) |
Important relationship | 217 (86) |
Education level completed | |
Grades 1 to 11 | 23 ( 9) |
12th grade | 83 (34) |
Some college | 80 (32) |
College | 41 (17) |
Graduate school | 20 ( 8) |
Mean number of children | 1.9 |
Standard deviation | 1.3 |
Range | 0 to 6 |
Number with no children | 50 (20) |
Mean age, years | 40.2 |
Standard deviation | 11.2 |
Range | 18 to 64 |
Mean number of clinic visits in past year | 3.6 |
Standard deviation | 3.7 |
Range | 0 to 20 |
6 or fewer visits | 232 (89) |
Reason for today’s visit | |
Prevention | 36 (14) |
Acute problem | 101 (40) |
Chronic illness | 61 (24) |
Mental health or stress | 4 ( 2) |
Accompanied patient | 46 (18) |