Table 1.

Participant Characteristics of a Randomized Controlled Trial Testing a Medical-Legal Partnership Referral, by Total Sample, Randomized Condition, and Whether Participants Received Legal Services

OverallWaitlist ControlImmediate Referral 
(n = 159)(n = 80)(n = 79)
VariableMean (SD)Mean (SD)Mean (SD)P value
Age52.3 (16.0)50.5 (15.8)54.7 (16.0)0.821
 n (%)n (%)n (%)P value
Sex   0.140
Female108 (68%)50 (62%)58 (73%) 
Male51 (32%)30 (38%)21 (27%) 
Race   0.849
African American85 (54%)40 (51%)45 (57%) 
Hispanic*44 (28%)24 (31%)20 (25%) 
Other11 (7%)5 (6%)6 (7%) 
White17 (11%)9 (12%)8 (10%) 
Ethnicity   0.463
Hispanic21 (13%)9 (11%)12 (15%) 
Not Hispanic136 (87%)70 (89%)66 (85%) 
Language   0.650
English153 (97%)76 (96%)77 (97%) 
Spanish5 (3%)3 (3%)2 (2%) 
VariableOverallNo receiptReceived services 
(n = 141)(n = 115)(n = 26)
Mean (SD)Mean (SD)Mean (SD)P value
Age52.8 (16.2)53.1 (16.8)51.7 (13.3)0.701
 N (%)N (%)N (%)P value
Sex   0.614
Female98 (70%)81 (70%)17 (65%) 
Male43 (30%)34 (30%)9 (35%) 
Race   0.171
African American76 (55%)58 (51%)18 (72%) 
Hispanic*39 (28%)35 (31%)4 (16%) 
Other8 (5%)8 (7%)0 (0%) 
White16 (12%)13 (11%)3 (12%) 
Ethnicity   0.020
Hispanic20 (14%)20 (18%)0 (0%) 
Not Hispanic119 (86%)93 (82%)26 (100%) 
Language   0.333
English136 (97%)110 (96%)26 (100%) 
Spanish4 (3%)4 (4%)0 (0%) 
  • *Please note that the race categories were provided by the clinical partner.

  • Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.