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Table 3 Participant characteristics

From: Evaluation of the Families SHARE workbook: an educational tool outlining disease risk and healthy guidelines to reduce risk of heart disease, diabetes, breast cancer and colorectal cancer

 

Phase 1

Phase 2

(n = 35)

(n = 36)

 

M (SD)

M (SD)

Age

39.3 (5.0)

37.3 (5.4)

Family size

  

 Number first degree relatives

6.20 (1.66)

6.14 (1.66)

 Number second degree relatives

9.34 (3.13)

11.94 (5.21)

Race

%

%

 Black, or African American

20.0

13.9

 White

77.1

61.1

 Other

2.9

25.1

Marital status

 Single

11.4

16.7

 Married

82.9

75.0

 Separated/divorced

5.8

8.3

Education

 High school diploma/GED

2.9

2.8

 Associate degree/some college

11.4

11.1

 Bachelors degree

37.1

22.2

 Post-graduate degree

48.6

63.9

Household Income

 Below $50,000

8.6

11.1

 $50,001–100,000

17.2

33.3

 Greater than $100,000

74.3

52.8

 Refuse

–

2.8

Meets daily health recommendations

 Non-smoking

100.0

94.4

 Fruit intake (1.5 cups)

58.8

50.0

 Vegetable intake (2 cups)

50.0

47.2

 Moderate physical activity (≥30 min)

58.8

66.7

  1. Abbreviations: M mean, SD standard deviation