Table 2 Sample description by message condition (N = 1,919)
From: The effects of HIV testing advocacy messages on test acceptance: a randomized clinical trial
Characteristic | Total (n = 1919) | Control (n = 483) | One-sided (n = 480) | Two-sided message with superficial objection (n = 481) | Two-sided message with serious objection (n = 475) | P value for differences in each category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age | 42.7 | 42.9 | 42.9 | 42.3 | 42.6 | 0.868 |
Education | 0.372 | |||||
<High school | 28% | 30% | 29% | 29% | 25% | |
High school graduate | 32% | 29% | 31% | 34% | 33% | |
>High school education | 41% | 41% | 40% | 37% | 42% | |
Race | 0.077 | |||||
Hispanic | 20% | 18% | 18% | 24% | 20% | |
Non-Hispanic Black | 44% | 45% | 43% | 44% | 43% | |
Non-Hispanic White/Other | 36% | 37% | 39% | 31% | 37% | |
Employment status | 0.443 | |||||
Currently employed | 40% | 38% | 39% | 43% | 40% | |
Currently unemployed | 60% | 62% | 61% | 57% | 60% | |
Relationship status | 0.630 | |||||
Married and living with husband | 36% | 37% | 33% | 37% | 37% | |
Married and not living with husband | 10% | 12% | 9% | 11% | 8% | |
Not married and living with partner | 32% | 31% | 33% | 30% | 33% | |
Not married and not living with partner | 23% | 20% | 26% | 22% | 22% | |
Lifetime sexual partners | 0.743 | |||||
<5 | 35% | 35% | 35% | 35% | 35% | |
5-10 | 36% | 37% | 35% | 37% | 33% | |
>10 | 30% | 28% | 29% | 28% | 32% | |
Annual family income | 0.284 | |||||
<$10,000 | 47% | 47% | 47% | 48% | 45% | |
$10,000-$29,999 | 42% | 45% | 40% | 41% | 42% | |
≥$30,000 | 12% | 9% | 13% | 11% | 13% | |
Perceived obstacles | 0.473 | |||||
Low obstacles | 73% | 74% | 75% | 71% | 73% | |
High obstacles | 27% | 26% | 25% | 29% | 27% |