Table 1

Characteristics of study participants by HPV vaccination status

VaccinatedNot vaccinatedTotal
(n=351)(n=409)(n=760)
NPer centNPer centNPer cent
Age, in years
 18–208624.58019.616621.8
 21–2520959.519948.740853.7
 26–305616.013031.818624.5
Gender
 Female31288.914936.446160.7
 Male3911.126063.629939.3
Race
 Caucasian29884.934684.664484.7
 African-American226.3143.4364.7
 American Indian/Alaska native41.141.081.1
 Asian154.3297.1445.8
 Other123.4163.9283.7
Hispanic/Latino
 Yes133.7143.5273.6
 No33696.339196.572796.4
Education
 Some high school41.130.770.9
 High school graduate195.4256.1445.8
 Some college or Tech. school13538.515136.928637.6
 College graduate15243.317542.832743.0
 Graduate school4111.75513.49612.6
Sexual orientation
 Heterosexual31188.637090.768189.7
 Homosexual, gay or lesbian123.4215.1334.3
 Bisexual216.0112.7324.2
 Do not know/refused72.061.5131.7
Political views
 Very conservative10.3215.1222.9
 Conservative288.06816.69612.6
 Moderate10329.312831.323130.4
 Liberal15443.914234.729638.9
 Very liberal6518.55012.211515.1
  • Other indicates Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, more than one race, or a response of ‘other’.

  • HPV, human papillomavirus.