Adolescent Understanding and Acceptance of the HPV Vaccination in an Underserved Population in New York City

Table 1

Description of adolescent characteristics.

	Variable	𝑛 (%)
Mean age		15.9 (range 13–18)
Sex
	Male	62 (27.8)
	Female	155 (69.5)
	Blank	4 (1.8)
Race
	African American	47 (21.1)
	Native American/Aleutian/Eskimo	1 (0.4)
	Hispanic	145 (65.0)
	Asian	3 (1.3)
	Caucasian	6 (8.5)
	Other	19 (8.5)
	Blank	2 (0.9)
Language
	English	210 (94.2)
	Spanish	11 (4.9)
	Blank	2 (0.9)
Religion
	Catholic	132 (59.2)
	Jewish	1 (0.4)
	Buddhist	2 (0.9)
	Protestant	3 (1.3)
	Muslim	8 (3.6)
	Jehovah’s Witness	3 (1.3)
	No religion	29 (13.0)
	Other	39 (17.5)
	Blank	6 (2.7)