Table 9.

Characteristics of Disaggregated Hispanic Participants

n (%)
TotalMexican, Mexican American, Chicano (n = 137)Puerto Rican (n = 42)Other Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish Origin (n = 150)
Biological sex
 Female242 (74)103 (75)30 (71)109 (73)
Age
 18 to 44220 (68)90 (67)28 (67)102 (69)
 45 to 6480 (25)38 (28)11 (26)31 (21)
 65+26 (8)7 (5)3 (7)16 (11)
Years of education
 12 or more years204 (62)82 (60)34 (81)87 (59)
Income
 $0–50k228 (89)109 (96)27 (75)92 (86)
 $50,001–75k15 (6)1 (1)7 (19)7 (7)
 $75,001+14 (5)4 (4)2 (6)8 (8)
SES ladder position*5.15 (2.28)5.30 (2.12)5.71 (2.05)4.88 (2.45)
Healthcare setting
 Primary care209 (64)111 (81)10 (24)88 (59)
Clinic type
 Urban academic196 (60)53 (39)40 (95)103 (69)
 Urban non-academic58 (18)37 (27)1 (2)20 (13)
 Non-urban non-academic75 (23)47 (34)1 (2)27 (18)
Percentage publicly insured/uninsured at site
 80% or more publicly insured/uninsured159 (48)68 (50)13 (31)78 (52)
Participant type
 Adult patient275 (84)124 (91)29 (69)122 (81)
Preferred language
 Spanish169 (51)76 (56)7 (17)86 (57)
Patient/caregiver-reported health
 Good, Very good, excellent231 (74)90 (68)27 (66)114 (81)
Experienced any of 7 categories perceived discrimination75 (23)27 (20)13 (31)35 (23)
Healthcare discrimination score*0.55 (1.31)0.54 (1.36)1 (1.80)0.43 (1.05)
Asked about needs in any domains in the past 12 months81 (26)39 (30)10 (24)32 (22)
Assisted with needs in any domains in the past 12 months58 (18)20 (15)7 (17)31 (22)
  • *mean (S.D.).

  • Abbreviation: SES, socioeconomic status.