Characteristic | Patients (N = 200)a |
---|---|
Sex | |
 Male | 107 (54%) |
 Female | 93 (47%) |
Age (years) | |
 18–29 | 6 (3%) |
 30–-39 | 18 (9%) |
 40–49 | 25 (13%) |
 50–59 | 44 (22%) |
 60–69 | 64 (32%) |
 Over 70 | 43 (22%) |
Race | |
 White | 67 (34%) |
 Black | 123 (62%) |
 Asian | 4 (2%) |
 Native American | 5 (3%) |
 Hawaiian | 1 (<1%) |
Ethnicity | |
 Hispanic | 9 (5%) |
 Not Hispanic | 191 (96%) |
Employment status | |
 Full time | 10 (5%) |
 Part time | 17 (9%) |
 Retired | 83 (42%) |
 Not employed | 90 (45%) |
Education | |
 Less than high school | 17 (9%) |
 High school | 79 (40%) |
 Some college | 56 (28%) |
 College degree | 33 (17%) |
 Graduate school | 15 (8%) |
Annual household income | |
 Less than US$20,000 | 59 (30%) |
 US$20,000–US$39,999 | 53 (27%) |
 US$40,000–US$59,999 | 36 (18%) |
 US$60,000–US$79,999 | 23 (12%) |
 Over US$80,000 | 25 (13%) |
Years on dialysis | |
 Less than 1 year | 35 (18%) |
 1–3 years | 59 (30%) |
 3–5 years | 48 (24%) |
 More than 5 years | 58 (29%) |
Hospitalizations in past year | |
 None | 62 (31%) |
 1 | 35 (18%) |
 2 | 40 (20%) |
 3–5 | 51 (26%) |
 More than 5 | 12 (6%) |
Medical conditions | |
 Hypertension | 171 (91%) |
 Heart disease | 84 (45%) |
 Diabetes | 84 (45%) |
 Chronic pulmonary diseases | 23 (12%) |
 Malignancy | 18 (10%) |
Research Attitude Questionnaireb | 28 (25–30) |
Revised Healthcare System Distrust Scalec | 23 (18.5–27) |