Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of a sample of US adults from a cross-sectional survey examining the feasibility and acceptability of a mental health screening and referral chatbota.
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| Sex, n (%) | 139.3 (2) | .19 | 0.10 | |||||||||||||||
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Female | 119 (36.2) | 85 (71.4) | 34 (28.6) |
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Male | 209 (63.5) | 137 (65.6) | 72 (34.4) |
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Intersex | 0 (0) | —b | — |
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None of these | 0 (0) | — | — |
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Prefer not to say | 1 (0.3) | — | — |
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| Gender, n (%) | 5.98 (4) | .20 | 0.14 | |||||||||||||||
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Man | 206 (62.6) | 135 (65.5) | 71 (34.5) |
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Woman | 117 (35.6) | 84 (71.8) | 33 (28.2) |
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Nonbinary | 1 (0.3) | — | — |
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Transgender | 1 (0.3) | — | — |
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None of these | 2 (0.6) | — | — |
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Prefer not to say | 2 (0.6) | — | — |
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| Race, n (%) | 11.82 (5) | .04 | 0.19 | |||||||||||||||
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Asianc | 12 (3.6) | 5 (41.7) | 7 (58.3) |
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Black or African Americand | 45 (13.7) | 34 (75.6) | 11 (24.4) |
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Whited | 262 (79.6) | 179 (68.3) | 83 (31.7) |
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American Indian or Alaskan Native | 1 (0.3) | — | — |
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Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 (0) | — | — |
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Other | 1 (0.3) | — | — |
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Do not know | 0 (0) | — | — |
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Prefer not to answer | 2 (0.6) | — | — |
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Missing | 6 (1.8) | — | — |
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| Ethnicity, n (%) | 13.16 (2) | <.001 | 0.20 | |||||||||||||||
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Hispanic or Latinoc | 81 (24.6) | 67 (82.7) | 14 (17.3) |
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Not Hispanic or Latinod | 247 (75.1) | 155 (62.8) | 92 (37.2) |
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Do not know | 0 (0) | — | — |
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Prefer not to answer | 1 (0.3) | — | — |
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| Marital status, n (%) | 11.40 (7) | .12 | 0.19 | |||||||||||||||
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Married | 222 (67.5) | 160 (72.6) | 62 (27.9) |
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Divorced | 15 (4.6) | 9 (60) | 6 (40) |
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Never married | 76 (23.1) | 44 (58.7) | 31 (41.3) |
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A member of an unmarried couple | 11 (3.3) | 6 (54.5) | 5 (45.5) |
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Widowed | 2 (0.6) | — | — |
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Separated | 1 (0.3) | — | — |
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Prefer not to answer | 2 (0.6) | — | — |
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| Do you have dependents or children? n (%) | 10.94 (2) | <.01 | 0.18 | |||||||||||||||
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Yesc | 201 (61.1) | 148 (73.6) | 53 (26.4) |
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Nod | 124 (37.7) | 73 (58.9) | 51 (41.1) |
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Prefer not to answer | 4 (1.2) | — | — |
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| Level of education | 11.20 (9) | .26 | 0.19 | |||||||||||||||
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High school graduate | 20 (6.1) | 13 (65) | 7 (35) |
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Some college, no degree | 28 (8.5) | 16 (57.1) | 12 (42.9) |
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Associate degree | 25 (7.6) | 17 (68) | 8 (32) |
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Master’s degree | 58 (17.6) | 129 (70.1) | 55 (29.9) |
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Bachelor’s degree | 184 (55.9) | 42 (72.4) | 16 (27.6) |
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No high school diploma | 4 (1.2) | — | — |
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GEDe or equivalent | 4 (1.2) | — | — |
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Professional school degree | 2 (0.6) | — | — |
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Doctoral degree | 2 (0.6) | — | — |
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Do not know | 0 (0) | — | — |
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Prefer not to answer | 2 (0.6) | — | — |
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| Employment | 9.82 (1) | .007 | 0.17 | |||||||||||||||
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Employed | 299 (90.9) | 208 (69.6) | 91 (30.4) |
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Unemployed | 27 (8.2) | 14 (51.9) | 13 (48.1) |
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Prefer not to answer | 3 (0.9) | — | — |
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| Do you have health insurance coverage? | 12.49 (3) | <.01 | 0.20 | |||||||||||||||
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Yesc | 273 (83) | 195 (71.4) | 78 (28.6) |
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Nod | 49 (14.9) | 24 (49) | 25 (51) |
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Prefer not to answer | 7 (2.1) | — | — |
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aCell counts <5 not presented for χ2 tests.
bnot available.
cThere was a statistically significant difference in the proportion of individuals agreeing to use the chatbot versus not agreeing between this category and those marked with “d.”
dThere was a statistically significant difference in the proportion of individuals agreeing to use the chatbot versus not agreeing between this category and those marked with “c.”
eGED: General Educational Development.