Table 4. Descriptive Traits of Participants (Mean (SD) or N (%)), Split by Race / Ethnicity (N = 2472).
| Factor | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | Native American |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 51.43 (17.86) | 49.42 (16.63) | 44.69 (16.36) | 43.63 (16.70) | 51.54 (16.35) |
| Female | 314 (50.89%) | 302 (57.20%) | 290 (59.30%) | 281 (54.99%) | 193 (59.02%) |
| Married | 315(51.05%) | 191 (36.17%) | 253 (51.74%) | 248 (48.53%) | 176 (53.82%) |
| Employed Full-Time | 218 (35.33%) | 165 (31.25%) | 172 (35.17%) | 210 (41.10%) | 88(26.91%) |
| Less than 50K Income | 271 (50.00%) | 332 (69.17%) | 253 (57.24%) | 157 (35.93%) | 181(60.54%) |
| High School or Less | 207 (33.55%) | 228(43.18%) | 247(50.51%) | 90(17.61%) | 92(28.13%) |
| Some College or Associate Degree | 189 (30.63%) | 178 (33.71%) | 143 (29.24%) | 118 (23.09%) | 149 (45.57%) |
| Bachelor’s Degree or More | 221 (35.82%) | 122 (23.10%) | 99 (20.25%) | 303 (59.30%) | 86 (26.30%) |
| Conservative* | 183 (29.66%) | 67 (12.69%) | 110 (22.49%) | 91 (17.81%) | 124 (38.04%) |
| Religion Important* | 331(53.65%) | 399(75.57%) | 337 (68.92%) | 253 (49.51%) | 216 (66.06%) |
| Good Health* | 468 (75.85%) | 398 (75.38%) | 379 (77.51%) | 415 (81.21%) | 237 (72.48%) |
| Have Provider | 509 (82.50%) | 416 (78.79%) | 372 (76.07%) | 414 (81.02%) | 290 (88.69%) |
| Trust Provider* | 492 (79.74%) | 409 (77.46%) | 372 (76.07%) | 414 (81.02%) | 269 (82.26%) |
| Trust Hospital* | 438 (70.99%) | 351 (66.60%) | 346 (70.76%) | 373 (72.99%) | 227 (69.42%) |
| Trust AI Companies* | 305 (49.42%) | 301 (57.01%) | 282 (57.67%) | 312 (61.06%) | 143 (43.73%) |
| N | 617 | 528 | 489 | 511 | 327 |
Note: Factors shown with asterisk (*) are based on groupings in Likert-scales. For example, good health (1 = excellent/very good/good), religion viewed as important (1 = very/somewhat important), and conservative (very conservative/conservative). The trust measures (provider/hospital/AI companies) were grouped by selections of 1–5 on a -5 (complete distrust) to 5 (complete trust) scale. Income was measured on 16-point scale (from less than $10,000 to more than $500,000), education was measured on a 6-point scale (from less than high school to graduate school).