Table 2.
Participant characteristics
| Characteristic | Web based | Paper | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One med (N = 3,231a) | All meds (N = 3,254a) | N = 351 | |
| Age [mean years (SD)] | 46.7 (10.0) | 47.2 (10.0) | 49.4 (9.7) |
| Gender (% male) | 99.3 | 99.4 | 75.1 |
| Hispanic (%) | 9.5 | 8.9 | 19.0 |
| Race (%)b | |||
| White | 89.5 | 89.1 | 57.0 |
| African American | 4.7 | 5.1 | 25.1 |
| Asian | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| Pacific Islander | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Native American | 1.8 | 1.6 | 4 |
| Other | 4.4 | 5.0 | 14.5 |
| Education | |||
| 8th grade or less | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| Some high school but did not graduate | 1.3 | 1.3 | 11.5 |
| High school graduate or GED | 9.8 | 10.5 | 25.0 |
| Some college or 2-year degree | 34.6 | 34.9 | 33.0 |
| 4-year college graduate | 24.6 | 25.4 | 13.5 |
| More than 4-year college degree | 29.5 | 27.7 | 12.9 |
aThose who agreed to participate among N = 3724 (One med) and N = 3768 (all meds)
bSum of the percent is >100 because of multiple responses