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. 2011 Aug 25;13(3):e60. doi: 10.2196/jmir.1665

Table 2.

Participanta demographic characteristics

Characteristic Distribution Mean (SD)
Age (years) 49.1 (16.3)
21–29 351 (14.5%)
30–39 448 (18.5%)
40–49 435 (18.0%)
50–59 396 (16.3%)
60–69 528 (21.8%)
≥70 266 (11.0%)
Gender
Male 1212 (50.0%)
Female 1211 (50.0%)
Ethnicity
Hispanic (any race) 269 (11.2%)
Raceb
White 2008 (82.7%)
African American 236 (9.7%)
All other 213 (8.8%)
Education
≤ High school 44 (1.8%)
High school only 397 (16.4%)
Some college/trade 1093 (45.1%)
Bachelor’s degree 593 (24.5%)
Master’s/doctorate 296 (12.2%)
Subjective numeracy scale (mean rating) 4.63 (1.00)
1.00–1.99 45 (1.8%)
2.00–2.99 174 (6.8%)
3.00–3.99 500 (19.6%)
4.00–4.99 894 (35.1%)
5.00–5.99 862 (33.8%)
6.00 72 (2.8%)

a Reports results only for those respondents who completed each question or measure.

b Respondents could mark more than 1 race.