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Table 2 Summary of the socio-demographics of CHWs and employers who responded to the survey

From: “I feel like my job is to give patients hope” - perspectives of Community Health Workers and employers in Iowa: a mixed methods study

 

CHWs

Employers

Frequency

Percent

Frequency

Percent

Gendera

 Female

94

86.2

34

75.6

 Male

9

8.3

9

20

 Non-Binary

1

0.9

0

0

 Missing

5

4.6

2

4.4

Race/Ethnicitya

 American Indian or Alaskan Native

1

0.9

1

2.2

 Asian

1

0.9

0

0

 Black or African American

15

13.8

4

8.9

 Hispanic or Latino/a

7

6.4

0

0

 Middle Eastern or North African

1

0.9

0

0

 Multiracial

2

1.9

1

2.2

 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

1

0.9

0

0

 White

77

70.6

37

82.2

 Missing

4

3.7

2

4.4

Highest Educational Attainment

 High school diploma or GED

4

3.7

0

0

 Trade/Technical school

5

4.6

2

4.4

 Some college, but no degree

16

14.7

0

0

 2-year degree

24

22.0

4

8.9

 4-year degree

39

35.8

12

26.7

 Graduate level degree

17

15.6

25

55.6

 Missing

4

3.7

2

4.4

  1. aResults are reported here as to reflect the wording of the survey question. It is acknowledged that gender and sex, as well as Hispanic/LatinX are separate constructs, and that the designations here may conflate the two