Table 1

Demographic frequencies in Hobbs* and in a control community**

Exposed
 Unexposed

No.
 %
 No.
 %
 P-value
Age Category




     18–34
 35
 37.63
 37
 28.68
 0.85
     35–49
 35
 37.63
 62
 48.06
     50–64
 19
 20.43
 28
 21.71
     65+
 4
 4.30
 2
 1.55
Total
 93
129







Race/Ethnicity




     Hispanic
 44
 48.89
 5
 3.88
 <0.0001
     White
 29
 32.22
 121
 93.80
     African American
 12
 13.33
 0
 0
     Others
 5
 5.55
 3
 2.33






Gender




     Male
 34
 37.36
 61
 47.29
 0.21
     Female
 57
 62.64
 68
 52.71






Ever Smoked




     Yes
 35
 38.89
 52
 40.31
 0.83
     No
 55
 61.11
 77
 59.69






Education Level




     Less than 9th grade
 6
 6.45
 0
 0
 <0.0001
     9 – 11th grade
 22
 23.66
 13
 10.08
     12th/Vocational/Some College
 57
 61.29
 86
 66.67
     College Graduate
 8
 8.60
 30
 23.26

*a residential population exposed to petroleum products and other environmental contaminants

**no known exposures.

Dahlgren et al. Environmental Health 2007 6:8   doi:10.1186/1476-069X-6-8
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