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Differences in sociodemographic characteristics of a randomly selected sample of YMCA members by length of membership (n = 135) |
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| Sociodemographic characteristic |
Member 1 year or less (n = 46) (%)a |
Member more than 1 year (n = 89) (%)a |
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| Genderb |
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| Male |
13 (28%) |
44 (49%) |
| Female |
33 (72%) |
45 (51%) |
| Educationb |
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| Some high school |
4 (9%) |
0 (0%) |
| Completed high school |
7 (16%) |
9 (10%) |
| Vocational/trade school |
4 (9%) |
4 (4%) |
| Some college |
8 (18%) |
13 (15%) |
| Associate degree |
4 (9%) |
6 (7%) |
| Bachelor degree |
11 (24%) |
24 (27%) |
| Post graduate degree |
7 (16%) |
33 (37%) |
| Race/ethnicityc, d |
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| Black |
7 (14%) |
6 (6%) |
| Hispanic |
10 (20%) |
5 (5%) |
| White |
27 (54%) |
77 (80%) |
| Other |
6 (12%) |
8 (8%) |
| Currently employed |
30 (65%) |
67 (75%) |
| Household incomeb |
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| Under $20,000 |
8 (21%) |
11 (14%) |
| $20,000–$39,999 |
10 (26%) |
8 (10%) |
| $40,000–$59,999 |
8 (21%) |
14 (18%) |
| $60,000–$79,999 |
7 (18%) |
13 (16%) |
| $80,000 or above |
6 (15%) |
33 (42%) |
| Smoking history |
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| Ever smoker |
16 (35%) |
40 (45%) |
| Current smoker |
8 (17%) |
6 (8%) |
| Age |
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| 29 or younger |
14 (30%) |
4 (4%) |
| 30–39 |
12 (26%) |
18 (20%) |
| 40–49 |
7 (15%) |
33 (37%) |
| 50–59 |
6 (13%) |
14 (16%) |
| 60 or older |
7 (15%) |
20 (22%) |
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a) Percentage of available cases. Percentage values might not total 100 due to rounding. b) p = 0.02; null hypothesis of no difference in characteristic by length of membership. c) Respondents could indicate more than one racial/ethnic category. d) p = 0.005; null hypothesis of no difference in characteristic by length of membership. | ||
Kaphingst et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:181 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-181 |
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