Table 5. Response distributions of appropriateness ratings by age, ethnicity, and education.
| Appropriateness | Completely disagree (%) | Disagree (%) | Neither agree nor disagree (%) | Agree (%) | Completely agree (%) | Average rating on 1–5 Likert's scale (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All participants | 6 (2.0) | 9 (3.0) | 35 (11.6) | 150 (49.7) | 102 (33.8) | 4.10 (0.86) |
| Age | ||||||
| 18–25 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (14.8) | 15 (55.6) | 8 (29.6) | 4.15 (0.65) |
| 26–35 | 1 (1.3) | 1 (1.3) | 8 (10.3) | 45 (57.7) | 23 (29.5) | 4.13 (0.74) |
| 36–45 | 2 (3.6) | 2 (3.6) | 4 (7.3) | 26 (47.3) | 21 (38.2) | 4.13 (0.95) |
| 46–55 | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.5) | 2 (6.5) | 14 (45.2) | 13 (41.9) | 4.23 (0.83) |
| 56–65 | 0 (0.0) | 2 (10.5) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (63.2) | 5 (26.3) | 4.05 (0.83) |
| ≥ 66 | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.0) | 5 (25.0) | 5 (25.0) | 9 (45.0) | 4.10 (0.94) |
| Prefer not to answer | 3 (4.2) | 1 (1.4) | 12 (16.7) | 33 (45.8) | 23 (31.9) | 4.0 (0.96) |
| Racial/ethnic background | ||||||
| White | 1 (0.9) | 2 (1.7) | 15 (12.7) | 56 (47.5) | 44 (37.3) | 4.19 (0.78) |
| Black, African American or African | 3 (4.6) | 4 (6.2) | 4 (6.2) | 31 (47.7) | 23 (35.4) | 4.03 (1.04) |
| Latin American, Central American, Mexican or Mexican American, Hispanic or Chicano | 1 (1.9) | 2 (3.9) | 5 (9.6) | 29 (55.8) | 15 (28.9) | 4.06 (0.84) |
| More than one race | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.1) | 3 (9.4) | 15 (46.9) | 13 (40.6) | 4.25 (0.75) |
| Asian: Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Other | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (23.1) | 5 (38.5) | 5 (38.5) | 4.15 (0.77) |
| Other | 1 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (28.6) | 8 (57.1) | 1 (7.1) | 3.57 (0.90) |
| Prefer not to answer | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (12.5) | 6 (75.0) | 1 (12.5) | 4.0 (0.50) |
| Education | ||||||
| Some college | 2 (2.7) | 2 (2.7) | 5 (6.7) | 38 (50.7) | 28 (37.3) | 4.17 (0.87) |
| High school graduate | 2 (3.0) | 1 (1.5) | 5 (7.6) | 39 (59.1) | 19 (28.8) | 4.09 (0.83) |
| Bachelor's degree | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.6) | 8 (21.1) | 19 (50.0) | 10 (26.3) | 4.0 (0.76) |
| Less than high school | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.0) | 5 (15.2) | 10 (30.3) | 17 (51.5) | 4.30 (0.83) |
| Some high school | 1 (3.5) | 2 (6.9) | 1 (3.5) | 17 (58.6) | 8 (27.6) | 4.0 (0.95) |
| Graduate school | 1 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (21.4) | 11 (39.3) | 10 (35.7) | 4.04 (0.94) |
| Associate degree | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.7) | 4 (14.8) | 12 (44.4) | 10 (37.0) | 4.15 (0.80) |
| Prefer not to answer | 0 (0.0) | 1 (16.7) | 1 (16.7) | 4 (66.7) | 0 (0.0) | 3.50 (0.76) |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.