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Table 1 Characteristics of survey participants by years lived in the U.S. (N, %)

From: The impact of medical tourism on cervical cancer screening among immigrant women in the U.S.

 

Total

(n = 999)

Non-recent (n = 346)

Recent

(n = 653)

P value

Age; Mean (SD)

41.55 (10.17)

41.85 (9.00)

41.39 (10.75)

0.032

Age groups

   

0.000

 21–29

130 (13.01)

30 (8.67)

100 (15.31)

 

 30–39

334 (33.43)

115 (33.24)

219 (33.54)

 

 40–49

308 (30.83)

133 (38.44)

175 (26.80)

 

 50–59

178 (17.82)

56 (16.18)

122 (18.68)

 

 60–65

49 (4.90)

12 (3.47)

37 (5.67)

 

Race/ethnicity

   

0.000

 White

210 (21.02)

46 (13.29)

164 (25.11)

 

 Black

102 (10.21)

22 (6.36)

80 (12.25)

 

 Hispanic

369 (36.94)

214 (61.85)

155 (23.74)

 

 Asian and Pacific Islanders

318 (31.83)

64 (18.50)

254 (38.90)

 

State of residence (n = 988)

   

0.000

 California

275 (27.83)

123 (35.86)

152 (23.57)

 

 Florida

86 (8.70)

30 (8.75)

56 (8.68)

 

 Illinois

71 (7.19)

17 (4.96)

54 (8.37)

 

 New York

62 (6.28)

18 (5.25)

44 (6.82)

 

 New Jersey

92 (9.31)

30 (8.75)

62 (9.61)

 

 Texas

87 (8.81)

38 (11.80)

49 (7.60)

 

 Other

315 (31.88)

87 (25.36)

228 (33.35)

 

Marital status

   

0.030

 Unmarried

281 (28.13)

112 (32.37)

169 (25.88)

 

 Married

718 (71.87)

234 (67.63)

484 (74.12)

 

Education status

   

0.000

 Lower than BA

705 (70.57)

271 (78.32)

434 (66.46)

 

 BA or higher degree

294 (29.43)

75 (21.68)

219 (33.54)

 

Employment status

   

0.646

 Unemployed

377 (37.89)

127 (36.92)

250 (38.40)

 

 Employed

618 (62.11)

217 (63.08)

401 (61.60)

 

English proficiency

   

0.005

 Not well/not at all

645 (64.56)

203 (58.67)

442 (67.69)

 

 Well/very well

354 (35.44)

143 (41.33)

211 (32.31)

 

Having health insurance

   

0.101

 No

513 (51.35)

190 (54.91)

323 (49.46)

 

 Yes

486 (48.65)

156 (45.09)

330 (50.54)

 

Current health status

   

0.011

 Fair/poor

236 (23.62)

98 (28.32)

138 (21.13)

 

 Good/very good/excellent

763 (76.38)

248 (71.68)

515 (78.87)

 

Number of diagnoses

   

0.089

 0

868 (86.89)

292 (84.39)

576 (88.21)

 

 1 or more

131 (13.11)

54 (15.61)

77 (11.79)

 

Engagement in medical tourism

   

0.293

 No

911 (91.19)

320 (92.49)

591 (90.51)

 

 Yes

88 (8.81)

26 (7.51)

62 (9.49)