Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of participants
|
Variable |
Participants (n = 116) |
|
|---|---|---|
| No. | % | |
| Respondent type |
|
|
| Personal Experience |
56 |
48 |
| Family member or friend |
14 |
12 |
| Both personal and family/friend |
46 |
40 |
| Sex |
|
|
| Male |
51 |
44 |
| Female |
65 |
56 |
| Age, years |
|
|
| 25-45 |
54 |
47 |
| 46-64 |
61 |
53 |
| Not reported |
1 |
1 |
| Race/Ethnicity |
|
|
| White |
70 |
60 |
| African-American/Black |
19 |
16 |
| Hispanic |
16 |
14 |
| Asian |
3 |
3 |
| Other |
8 |
7 |
| Educational Attainment |
|
|
| Some high school |
5 |
4 |
| High school graduate/GED |
18 |
15 |
| Technical school/some college |
38 |
33 |
| College graduate |
38 |
33 |
| Postgraduate |
16 |
14 |
| Not reported |
1 |
1 |
| Annual household income (US Dollars) |
|
|
| >80,000 |
13 |
11 |
| 50,001-80,000 |
15 |
13 |
| 40,001-50,000 |
13 |
11 |
| 30,001-40,000 |
10 |
9 |
| 20,001-30,000 |
14 |
12 |
| <=20,000 |
50 |
43 |
| Not reported | 1 | 1 |
*Some percentages do not add up to 100% due to rounding.