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. 2024 May 10;11:e54007. doi: 10.2196/54007

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of surveyed Mental Health Checkup (MHC) app users by duration of use (n=268).


Total, n (%) Duration of MHC use P value


Less than 3 months, n (%) 3 months or longer, n (%)
Age (years; n=266) .54

<25 1 (0.4) 0 (0) 1 (0.6)

25-35 31 (11.7) 13 (13.1) 18 (10.8)

36-45 61 (22.9) 28 (28.3) 33 (19.8)

46-55 67 (25.2) 20 (20.2) 47 (28.1)

56-65 63 (23.7) 21 (21.2) 42 (25.1)

66-75 37 (13.9) 15 (15.2) 22 (13.2)

76 or older 6 (2.3) 2 (2) 4 (2.4)
Sex (n=259)


.28

Male 167 (64.5) 61 (61.6) 106 (66.3)

Female 88 (34) 35 (35.4) 53 (33.1)

Decline to answer 4 (1.5) 3 (3) 1 (0.6)
Race (n=266)

American Indian or Alaskan Native 11 (4.1) 3 (3) 8 (4.8) .49

Asian 11 (4.1) 3 (3) 8 (4.8) .49

Black or African American 48 (18) 19 (19.2) 29 (17.4) .71

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 6 (2.3) 2 (2) 4 (2.4) .84

White 183 (68.8) 65 (65.7) 118 (70.7) .40

Other 16 (6) 8 (8.1) 8 (4.8) .28

Decline to answer 14 (5.3) 7 (7.1) 7 (4.2) .31
Ethnicity (n=263) .70

Yes, Hispanic or Latino 39 (14.8) 14 (14.1) 25 (15.2)

No, not Hispanic or Latino 207 (78.7) 77 (77.8) 130 (79.3)

Decline to answer 17 (6.5) 8 (8.1) 9 (5.5)
Relationship status (n=266) .93

Married or civil union 154 (57.9) 61 (61.6) 93 (55.7)

Engaged or in a relationship 17 (6.4) 5 (5.1) 12 (7.2)

Single, never married 35 (13.2) 12 (12.1) 23 (13.8)

Separated 11 (4.1) 4 (4) 7 (4.2)

Divorced 40 (15) 15 (15.2) 25 (15)

Widowed 5 (1.9) 1 (1) 4 (2.4)

Decline to answer 4 (1.5) 1 (1) 3 (1.8)
Education (n=266) .29

Some high school 1 (0.4) 1 (1) 0 (0)

High school graduate or equivalent (eg, GEDa) 21 (7.9) 9 (9.1) 12 (7.2)

Some college or vocational School 72 (27.1) 26 (26.3) 46 (27.5)

Associate degree 36 (13.5) 8 (8.1) 28 (16.8)

Bachelor degree 62 (23.3) 28 (28.3) 34 (20.4)

Master degree 59 (22.2) 23 (23.2) 36 (21.6)

Professional school degree (eg, MD, DDC, and JD) 6 (2.3) 2 (2) 4 (2.4)

Other doctoral degree (eg, PhD and EdD) 4 (1.5) 0 (0) 4 (2.4)

Decline to answer 5 (1.9) 2 (2) 3 (1.8)
Travel time to VHAb (n=265) .73

<15 minutes 31 (11.7) 11 (11.2) 20 (12)

16-30 minutes 85 (32.1) 29 (29.6) 56 (33.5)

31-60 minutes 102 (38.5) 43 (43.9) 59 (35.3)

61-120 minutes 38 (14.3) 12 (12.2) 26 (15.6)

>120 minutes 9 (3.4) 3 (3.1) 6 (3.6)
Proportion of VHA care that was received remotely in the prior year? (n=242) .14

0-10 11 (4.5) 2 (2.2) 9 (6)

11-49 13 (5.4) 2 (2.2) 11 (7.3)

50-74 41 (16.9) 20 (22) 21 (13.9)

75-89 43 (17.8) 15 (16.5) 28 (18.5)

90-100 134 (55.4) 52 (57.1) 82 (54.3)

aGED: General Education Development.

bVHA: Veterans Health Administration.