Table 1.

Participants’ basic characteristics

Variable		n	%
Gender
	Female	96	69
	Male	44	31
Highest level of education
	Less than high school graduate	15	11
	High school graduate/GEDa	39	28
	Vocational training	11	8
	Some college/associate’s degree	33	23
	Bachelor’s degree	25	18
	Master’s degree or other postgraduate training	16	11
	Doctoral degree	2	1
Ethnic group
	Asian	8	6
	African American/black	90	64
	White	30	21
	Other	13	4
Household annual incomerange (US $)
	<20,000	38	28
	20,000–29,999	28	20
	30,000–39,999	14	10
	40,000–49,999	8	6
	50,000–59,999	9	6
	60,000–69,999	6	4
	70,000–99,999	4	3
	≥100,000	3	2
	Do not know for certain	12	9
	Do not wish to answer	18	13
Health status
	Poor	7	5
	Fair	24	17
	Good	75	53
	Very good	25	18
	Excellent	11	8
English as primary language
	Yes	125	88
	No	16	12
Frequency of computer use
	Every day	12	9
	Every 2–3 days	27	20
	Once a week	18	13
	More than once a month	13	9
	Less than once a month	20	15
	Never	48	35

^a General equivalency diploma.