| Variables |
Percent (%), Number (n=) |
Percent reporting they knew a little or more about bio-specimen banking |
| Gender |
n=99 |
Chi-square=.62, p=.43, n=90 |
| Male |
40.4 (40) |
44.7 (17) |
| Female |
59.6 (59) |
36.5 (19) |
| Born in the US |
n=92 |
Chi-square=.17, p=.68, n=87 |
| No |
95.7 (88) |
39.8 (33) |
| Yes |
4.3 (4) |
50.0 (2) |
| Ethnic Background |
n=103 |
Chi-square=12.09, p=.00, n=94 |
| Chinese |
53.4 (55) |
51.0 (25) |
| Vietnamese |
29.1 (30) |
11.1 (3) |
| Korean |
17.5 (18) |
44.4 (8) |
| Age |
n=102 |
Chi-square=8.48, p=.04, n=93 |
| Less than 50 |
12.7 (13) |
61.5 (8) |
| 50-64 |
25.5 (26) |
17.4 (4) |
| 65-70 |
24.5 (25) |
50.0 (11) |
| 71 and above |
37.3 (38) |
37.1 (13) |
| Mean (Std. Deviation) |
64.02 (12.77) |
|
| Marital Status |
n=103 |
Married vs. Not, Chi-Square=1.47, p=.22, n=94 |
| Married |
73.8 (76) |
41.7 (30) |
| Never Married |
5.8 (6) |
Not Married 27.3 (6), category n=22 |
| Divorced/Separated |
6.8 (7) |
|
| Widower |
13.6 (14) |
|
| Education |
n=101 |
Chi-square=20.56, p=.00, n=92 |
| No Education/Elementary School |
11.9 (12) |
|
| Below High School |
14.9 (15) |
HS and below 4.5 (1), category n=22 |
| High School Graduate |
34.7 (35) |
34.4 (11) |
| Some College/Bachelor’s Degree |
31.7 (32) |
Some college and above 63.2 (24), category n=38 |
| Graduate School or Above |
6.9 (7) |
|
| Current Employment Status |
n=97 |
Employed vs. Non, Chi-square=1.62, p=.20, n=89 |
| Employed |
23.7 (23) |
11 (52.4) |
| Unemployed |
5.2 (5) |
Not Employed 25 (36.8), category n=69 |
| Retired |
46.4 (45) |
|
| Homemaker |
24.7 (24) |
|
| English Fluency |
n=99 |
Chi-square=9.37, p=.01, n=93 |
| Not at All |
23.2 (23) |
20.0 (4) |
| Not Well |
45.5 (45) |
32.6 (14) |
| Well/Very Well |
31.3 (31) |
60.0 (18) |
| Years in the US |
n=103 |
Chi-square=4.72, p=.10, n=94 |
| 16 years and below |
31.1 (32) |
16 (53.3) |
| 17 to 26 years |
33.3 (34) |
8 (26.7) |
| 27 years and above |
33.9 (37) |
12 (35.3) |
| Mean (Std. Deviation) |
22.35 (10.72) |
|
