| Source of Information about MAALES |
Strata Low
n = 186
(%) |
Strata Med
n = 159
(%) |
p value
for difference |
Strata Low
n = 186
(%) |
Strata High
n = 81
(%) |
p value
for difference |
| Agency |
34.4 |
27.0 |
0.140 |
34.4 |
24.7 |
0.116 |
| Bars and Clubs |
1.1 |
1.3 |
0.875 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
1.000 |
| Bus Ads |
5.4 |
10.7 |
0.067 |
5.4 |
13.6 |
0.022 |
| Flyer (location not specified) |
8.6 |
10.1 |
0.641 |
8.6 |
11.1 |
0.518 |
Friend/
Participant |
23.1 |
21.4 |
0.698 |
23.1 |
16.1 |
0.192 |
| Internet |
3.8 |
5.7 |
0.403 |
3.8 |
6.2 |
0.521 |
| Newspaper |
5.4 |
4.4 |
0.677 |
5.4 |
4.9 |
1.000 |
| None mentioned |
3.8 |
3.1 |
0.754 |
3.8 |
4.9 |
0.739 |
| Other |
8.8 |
4.8 |
0.141 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
1.000 |
| Radio Ads |
50.0 |
50.0 |
0.911 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.543 |
| Recruiter (location not specified) |
9.1 |
6.9 |
0.451 |
9.1 |
12.4 |
0.424 |
|
| *NOTE: Strata refer to low (1), middle (2), and higher middle (3) SES based on a combination of income, education and employment status indicators. Fisher’s Exact Test of significance used when cells contained counts less than 5. |
| Table 4: Differences in information source about the study by participants’ socioeconomic status (SES)*, MAALES Project, Los Angeles, 2007-2011. |
