Table 2 Tolerance time at FIRST interview by patients’ characteristics (n = 232)a
Variable | Category | Tolerance time at FIRST interview (n = 232)a | Total n (%) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No time period (n = 36) n (%) | Months(n = 96) n (%) | Years(n = 100) n (%) | ||||
Age group (years) | ≤ 60 years | 9 (25.0) | 20 (20.8) | 22 (22.0) | 51 (21.7) | 0.9788 |
61–70 years | 12 (33.3) | 37 (38.5) | 36 (36.0) | 85 (36.2) | ||
> 70 years | 15 (41.7) | 39 (40.6) | 42 (42.0) | 96 (41.4) | ||
Gender | Male | 24 (66.7) | 55 (57.3) | 50 (50.0) | 129 (55.6) | 0.2052 |
Female | 12 (33.3) | 41 (42.7) | 50 (50.0) | 103 (44.4) | ||
Race | White or Caucasian | 33 (91.7) | 93 (96.9) | 95 (95.0) | 221 (95.3) | 0.5415** |
Black/African-American | 2 (5.6) | 2 (2.1) | 2 (2.0) | 6 (2.6) | ||
Other | 1 (2.8) | 1 (1.0) | 3 (3.0) | 5 (2.2) | ||
Educationa | Less than high school or high school diploma or GED degree | 21 (61.8) | 49 (51.6) | 49 (50.5) | 119 (52.7) | 0.5081 |
Some college or bachelor’s or higher degree | 13 (38.2) | 46 (48.4) | 48 (49.5) | 107 (47.3) | ||
Employment | Working | 10 (27.8) | 25 (26.0) | 25 (25.0) | 60 (25.9) | 0.9468 |
Not working | 26 (72.2) | 71 (74.0) | 75 (75.0) | 172 (74.1) | ||
Marital statusa | Married | 19 (52.8) | 68 (71.6) | 58 (58.0) | 145 (62.8) | 0.0588 |
Not married | 17 (47.2) | 27 (28.4) | 42 (42.0) | 86 (37.2) | ||
Incomea | Annual income $45,000 or more | 10 (41.7) | 34 (50.0) | 24 (40.0) | 68 (44.7) | 0.4971 |
Annual income less than $45,000 | 14 (58.3) | 34 (50.0) | 36 (60.0) | 84 (55.3) | ||
Primary method of payment | Private insurance | 9 (25.0) | 33 (34.4) | 32 (32.0) | 74 (31.9) | 0.1993 |
Medicare | 20 (55.6) | 50 (52.1) | 48 (48.0) | 118 (50.9) | ||
Medicaid | 3 (8.3) | 11 (11.5) | 8 (8.0) | 22 (9.5) | ||
Others | 4 (11.1) | 2 (2.1) | 12 (12.0) | 18 (7.8) | ||
Urban/Rural | Urban | 25 (69.4) | 66 (68.8) | 62 (62.0) | 153 (65.9) | 0.5418 |
Rural | 11 (30.6) | 30 (31.2) | 38 (38.0) | 79 (34.1) | ||