Table 5.
Demographic group (race and ethnicity) perceptions of social media monitoring (SMM) benefits, SMM risks, and overall support of SMM (n=529).
| Variable | Race and ethnicity, mean (SD) | t test (df) | P value | |||
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Non-Hispanic White (n=349) | All other groups (n=180) |
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| SMM benefits (range: 3-21) | 15.85 (3.96) | 15.11 (4.53) | 1.94 (527) | .05 | ||
| SMM risks (range: 3-21) | 13.73 (4.68) | 14.59 (4.28) | −2.08 (527) | .04 | ||
| Overall support of SMM (range: 1-7) | 4.53 (1.82) | 4.40 (1.72) | 0.78 (527) | .44 | ||