Table 1 Patient Characteristics by Socio-Legal Concern (N = 104)
Total | No Socio-Legal Concerns | ≥1 Socio-Legal Concerns | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
104 | 24 (23 %) | 80 (77 %) | ||
Age (yr), mean, range | 49 (18–85) | 52 (21–85) | 48 (18–84) | 0.33 |
Gender, n (%) | 0.67 | |||
Female | 73 (70) | 67 % | 71 % | |
Male | 31 (30) | 33 % | 29 % | |
Race, n (%) | 0.09 | |||
Black/African-American | 50 (48) | 29 % | 54 % | |
White | 36 (35) | 50 % | 30 % | |
Other | 18 (17) | 21 % | 16 % | |
Non-English Primary Languagea, n (%) | 40 (38) | 38 % | 39 % | 0.91 |
Marital Status, n (%) | 0.04 | |||
Single | 43 (41) | 21 % | 48 % | |
Married/Partnered | 37 (36) | 54 % | 30 % | |
Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 24 (23) | 25 % | 23 % | |
Education, n (%) | 0.12 | |||
High School or Less | 70 (67) | 54 % | 71 % | |
College or Grad School | 34 (33) | 46 % | 29 % | |
HH Incomea, n (%) | 0.03 | |||
< $20,000 | 45 (43) | 29 % | 48 % | |
$20,000–$50,000 | 20 (19) | 8 % | 23 % | |
> $50,000 | 22 (21) | 46 % | 14 % | |
Has Primary Care Physiciana, n (%) | 97 (93) | 88 % | 95 % | 0.35 |
Health Insurancea, n (%) | 0.16 | |||
Publicb | 65 (63) | 33 % | 54 % | |
Private | 35 (34) | 42 % | 29 % | |
Type of Visit, n (%) | 0.94 | |||
Screening/Diagnostic eval | 44 (42) | 42 % | 43 % | |
Treatment | 60 (58) | 58 % | 58 % | |
Perceived Stress (mean, SD)c | 8.92 (3.23) | 7.23 (2.37) | 9.40 (3.29) | 0.004 |
Overall Health (mean, SD)d | 2.24 (0.91) | 1.96 (0.69) | 2.35 (0.95) | 0.09 |