Table 1

Sample Characteristics and Questionnaire Completion (N = 165)

CharacteristicMean (SD) or No. (%)
Age, y43.1 (13.1)
Racea
 White69 (41.8)
 African American or black57 (34.5)
 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1 (0.6)
 Other20 (12.1)
 Multiple4 (2.4)
 Hispanic onlyb14 (8.5)
Ethnicity: Latina/Hispanic45 (27.3)
Education
 <12 years36 (21.8)
 High school diploma/GED57 (34.5)
 Some college or college diploma68 (41.2)
 Other type of degree/not sure4 (2.4)
Has childrenc119 (72.6)
Reported ≥1 medical condition133 (80.6)
Reported condition(s)d
 Depression/mental health condition76 (46.1)
 Addiction54 (32.7)
 High blood pressure49 (29.7)
 Asthma/lung disease46 (27.9)
 Liver disease/hepatitis C30 (18.2)
 Diabetes28 (17.0)
 Cancer15 (9.1)
 Heart disease8 (4.8)
 Another condition/disease60 (36.4)
Time since last Pap smear
 ≤12 months103 (62.4)
 >12 months to ≤3 years46 (27.9)
 >3 years7 (4.2)
 Never had one4 (2.4)
 Don’t know5 (3.0)
Questionnaire completion
 Spanish version19 (11.5)
 Self-completed or some interviewer assistancee91 (55.8)
 Time taken, min13.2 (4.4)
  • GED = General Educational Development Test; Pap = Papanicolaou.

    Note: Percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

  • a None reported Asian race.

  • b Indicated only ethnicity.

  • c Including children living elsewhere—data missing for 1 respondent.

  • d Of women reporting at least 1 condition.

  • e Data missing for 2 respondents.