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. 2024 Feb 29;8(1):138–142. doi: 10.1089/heq.2023.0210

Table 2.

Mean Pretest Score, Mean Post-Test Score, and Mean Difference, by Demographic Group (N=855)

Demographic group Pretest score, mean (95% CI) Post-test score, mean (95% CI) Difference, mean (95% CI) p
Overall 3.88 (3.79 to 3.96) 4.47 (4.42 to 4.52) 0.59 (0.51 to 0.66) <0.0001
Geographic location
 Georgia 3.42 (3.18 to 3.66) 4.30 (4.18 to 4.43) 0.88 (0.63 to 1.13) <0.0001
 United States, outside of Georgia 3.95 (3.86 to 4.04) 4.50 (4.45 to 4.56) 0.55 (0.47 to 0.64) <0.0001
 Outside of United States 4.00 (3.65 to 4.35) 4.27 (3.92 to 4.62) 0.27 (−0.02 to 0.57) 0.0693
Gender
 Woman 3.94 (3.33 to 4.03) 4.52 (4.48 to 4.57) 0.58 (0.50 to 0.66) <0.0001
 Nonbinary, gender nonconforming 3.50 (2.61 to 4.39) 4.33 (3.95 to 4.71) 0.83 (0.12 to 1.55) 0.0229
  Man 3.54 (3.33 to 3.75) 4.16 (3.98 to 4.34) 0.62 (0.41 to 0.83) <0.0001
Age (years)
 Under 20 3.08 (2.68 to 3.48) 4.39 (4.19 to 4.60) 1.32 (0.85 to 1.78) <0.0001
 20–24 3.77 (3.60 to 3.94) 4.61 (4.51 to 4.71) 0.84 (0.68 to 1.00) <0.0001
 25–29 3.83 (3.69 to 3.98) 4.42 (4.34 to 4.50) 0.59 (0.45 to 0.73) <0.0001
 30–34 4.16 (4.02 to 4.30) 4.56 (4.47 to 4.64) 0.39 (0.27 to 0.52) <0.0001
 35 or older 3.68 (3.64 to 4.08) 4.20 (4.03 to 4.37) 0.34 (0.14 to 0.54) <0.0001
Race/ethnicity
 Black, African American 3.84 (3.74 to 3.94) 4.50 (4.45 to 4.56) 0.66 (0.57 to 0.76) <0.0001
 Latinx, Latina/o Hispanic 4.40 (3.95 to 4.85) 4.85 (4.64 to 5.10) 0.46 (0.07 to 0.83) 0.0199
 Asian, Pacific Islander 2.85 (2.14 to 3.55) 3.61 (2.99 to 4.24) 0.77 (0.24 to 1.30) 0.0044
 Native American, Indigenous 2.84 (2.29 to 3.39) 4.63 (4.37 to 4.89) 1.79 (1.08 to 2.50) <0.0001
 White, Caucasian 4.06 (3.91 to 4.22) 4.37 (4.27 to 4.47) 0.30 (0.16 to 0.45) <0.0001
 Multiracial 3.56 (3.11 to 4.00) 4.56 (4.23 to 4.88) 1.00 (0.56 to 1.44) <0.0001

CI, confidence interval.