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. 2023 Mar 31;11:e41117. doi: 10.2196/41117

Table 3.

Nonparticipation questionnaire summary (n=69).

Questionnaire items Value, n (%)
Age range (years)

<20 13 (19)

20-29 36 (52)

30-39 11 (16)

40-49 5 (7)

50-59 2 (3)

Prefer not to answer 2 (3)
Sex

Female 51 (74)

Male 18 (26)

Other 0 (0)
Reasons did not take part

Not available during the study session times 30 (43)

Data privacy concerns around Amazon collecting information on my diet 9 (13)

Data privacy concerns around researchers collecting information on my diet 3 (4)

Concerns that Alexa will inadvertently listen to other conversations 9 (13)

I do not eat or drink during my working hours 3 (4)

Picking up and returning the device was inconvenient 5 (7)

Other reasona 21 (30)
Has a voice-controlled device

No 35 (51)

Yes, but it is used by others, not me 10 (14)

Yes, and I use it 24 (35)
Happy to use a voice-controlled system (eg, Alexa) at home for research in the future

Yes 42 (61)

No 13 (19)

Not sure 14 (20)
Happy to use a voice-controlled system (eg, Alexa) on a wearable device such as a smart watch for research

Yes 39 (57)

No 18 (26)

Not sure 12 (17)

aParticipants who stated “other” were able to complete a free-text response; these are summarized in Section S4 in Multimedia Appendix 1. A summary of all items in the nonparticipation questionnaire is provided in Table S4 in Multimedia Appendix 1.