Race, Gender, And Issues Of Generalizability

The study will enroll men and women in equal numbers. The population of Worcester County is approximately 7% minority, with the largest part of this group being Hispanic (appendix M). The UMMC primary care clinics, however, have a pt population that is 12% minority, in large part because of vigorous attempts to meet the needs of diverse pt groups. We thus expect the percentage of minority recruitment to exceed the percentage of minority individuals in our area.