Table 1.

Participant Demographics and Health Descriptive Information

Factor	Options	Frequency or Mean	SD
Demographics		Frequency
Sex	Female	n = 16
	Male	n = 7
Race	Black/African American	n = 1
	White/Caucasian	n = 22
Education	Less than high school graduate	n = 1
	High school graduate/GED	n = 5
	Some or in-progress college/Associates degree	n = 3
	Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS)	n = 5
	Master’s degree	n = 6
	Doctoral degree	n = 3
Yearly Household Income	Less than $25,000	n = 6
	$25,000–$49,999	n = 7
	$50,000–$74,999	n = 4
	$75,000 or more	n = 4
	Do not wish to answer	n = 2
Background Questionnairea		Mean	SD
General Health	“In general, would you say your health is…”	M= 3.44	0.75
Health Compared to Others	“Compared to other people your own age, would you say your health is…”	M= 3.61	0.72
Technical Readiness Index 2.0b		Mean	SD
	Optimism	M=3.88	1.21
	Innovativeness	M=2.92	1.18
	Discomfort	M=3.12	1.26
	Insecurity	M=3.44	1.17
Multidimensional Health Locus of Control – Form Cb		Mean	SD
	Internal	M=24.04	5.17
	Chance	M=20.39	6.49
	Doctors	M=15.65	2.10
	Other People	M=8.52	2.83
Technology Experience Profilec		Mean	SD
	Health Technology (e.g., Blood Pressure Monitor, Digital Thermometer, Heart Rate Monitor)	M=0.85	1.13
Technical Readiness Index 2.0d		Mean	SD
	Optimism	M=3.88	1.21
	Innovativeness	M=2.92	1.18
	Discomfort	M=3.12	1.26
	Insecurity	M=3.44	1.17

^aThe scoring index for the background questionnaire: 1=Poor, 2=Fair, 3=Good, 4= Very Good, 5= Excellent

^bThe scoring index for the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control-Form C: 6 to 14 = Low Inclination, 15 to 22 = Moderate Inclination, 23 to 30 = Strong Inclination

^cThe scoring index for the Technology Experience Profile: 0=Never Used, 1=Used Once, 2=Occasionally Used, 3=Frequently Used

^dThe scoring index for the Technology Readiness Index 2.0: 1=strongly disagree, 5=strongly agree