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Table 2 Comparison of participant demographics with city-specific US Census data ( http://quickfacts.census.gov , accessed April 2, 2014)

From: Using PhenX toolkit measures and other tools to assess urban/rural differences in health behaviors: recruitment methods and outcomes

Demographic

Duluth census

Duluth study sample

Hibbing census

Non-Duluth study sample

Fargo census

Fargo study sample

Jamestown census

Non-Fargo study sample

Female percent

51.0

53.4

51.6

53.8

49.6

55.3

49.8

62.8

White percent

90.4

97.7

95.9

96.2

90.2

96.7

90.0

99.3

Black or African American percent

2.3

0.8

0.6

0.0

2.7

0.0

0.8

0.0

American Indian

2.5

3.8

0.9

4.6

1.4

0.0

1.8

0.7

Bachelor’s degree or higher

32.0

35.7

15.8

26.3

39.0

44.7

25.4

26.3

Average persons per household

2.22

1.99

2.14

1.83

2.14

1.74

2.15

2.21

Median household income

$41,311

$50,000-$74,999

$37,500

$50,000-$74,999

$44,304

$50,000-$74,999

$45,679

$50,000-$74,999