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Table 3 Sample characteristics by county-level poverty status (fourth quartile only)

From: Chronic disease self-management education courses: utilization by low-income, middle-aged participants

  

Percent of the population under 125% poverty

 

Total (n = 4,652)

0% to 24.9% (n = 1,477)

25.0% to 49.9% (n = 3,120)

50.0% to 74.9% (n = 55)

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Percent of county under 125% poverty

 Lowest percent

22.63%

22.63%

25.00%

50.16%

  

 Highest percent

69.12%

24.96%

49.43%

69.12%

  

Age

58.34 (±4.29)

58.42 (±4.23)

58.27 (±4.32)

60.07 (±3.98)

5.20

0.006

Sex

    

4.87

0.088

 Male

22.9%

22.5%

23.3%

10.9%

  

 Female

77.1%

77.5%

76.7%

89.1%

  

Ethnicity

    

402.39

<0.001

 Non-hispanic

84.1%

95.9%

79.7%

10.9%

  

 Hispanic

15.9%

4.1%

20.3%

89.1%

  

Race

    

136.35

<0.001

 White

54.3%

64.8%

49.3%

54.5%

  

 African american

35.3%

27.8%

39.2%

18.2%

  

 Asian/pacific islander

0.8%

0.5%

1.0%

0.0%

  

 American indian/native american

2.5%

1.7%

2.9%

0.0%

  

 Other/mixed race

7.1%

5.1%

7.6%

27.3%

  

Number of chronic conditions (0 to 10)

2.48 (±1.66)

2.63 (±1.65)

2.42 (±1.66)

2.15 (±1.50)

9.57

<0.001

 No Conditions

8.2%

6.0%

9.2%

9.1%

27.72

<0.001

 1 Condition

23.2%

21.4%

23.9%

32.7%

  

 2 Conditions

25.4%

25.0%

25.6%

21.8%

  

 3+ Conditions

43.2%

47.6%

41.3%

36.4%

  

Delivery site type

    

126.71

<0.001

 Senior center/AAA

27.5%

32.7%

25.3%

9.1%

  

 Healthcare organizations

21.5%

22.7%

21.1%

7.3%

  

 Residential facility

11.2%

9.3%

12.3%

0.0%

  

 Community/multi-purpose facility

8.3%

8.5%

7.9%

21.8%

  

 Faith-based organization

10.5%

9.1%

11.2%

9.1%

  

 Educational institution

3.5%

3.8%

3.4%

3.6%

  

 County health department

1.0%

1.0%

1.1%

0.0%

  

 Tribal organization

0.2%

0.2%

0.2%

0.0%

  

 Other delivery site

0.5%

0.7%

0.4%

0.0%

  

 Workplace

0.5%

0.7%

0.4%

0.0%

  

Median household income level (in $10,000 increments)

3.80 (±0.56)

4.12 (±0.34)

3.68 (±0.51)

1.73 (±0.35)

1022.91

<0.001

Percent of population with less than high school education

3.03% (±5.48)

2.63 (±5.54)

3.27 (±5.47)

0.38 (±0.35)

13.45

<0.001

Number of sessions attended (of 6 offered sessions)

4.52 (±1.60)

4.49 (1.61±)

4.52 (±1.60)

5.18 (±1.35)

4.95

0.007

 Non-successful completion (attending less than 4 sessions)

21.6%

23.1%

21.1%

12.7%

5.03

0.081

 Successful completion (attending 4+ sessions)

78.4%

76.9%

78.9%

87.3%

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