Table 1

Participant demographics

Free distribution
number (%)
(n=142)
Usual access
number (%)
(n=56)
Women81 (57.0)34 (60.7)
Age (mean, SD)52.7±12.351.6±13.0
Ethnicity
 White96 (67.6)39 (69.6)
 Black15 (10.6)7 (12.5)
 Southeast or East Asian (including Korean, Japanese, Filipino, Chinese)13 (9.2)0 (0)
 South Asian7 (4.9)≤5
 Latin American≤5≤5
 Indigenous≤5≤5
 West Asian (including Arab)≤5≤5
 Mixed or other7 (4.9)≤5
 Declined to provide0 (0)≤5
Main Income source
 Wages and salaries (including self-employed)84 (59.2)26 (46.4)
 Pension20 (14.1)10 (17.9)
 Social support (eg, welfare or disability)10 (7.0)11 (19.6)
 Unemployment insurance6 (4.2)≤5
 Other20 (14.1)≤5
 Declined to provide≤5≤5
Household income
 $C30 000 or less76 (54.2)28 (48.2)
 $C30 000–$C70 00046 (33.1)19 (32.1)
 $C70 000 or greater10 (7.0)6 (10.7)
Urban site98 (69.0)44 (78.6)
Rural site44 (31.0)12 (21.4)