Table 1.
Key participant demographics and self-reported method of recruitment.
| Characteristic | Total, n | Email from a Listserv | Word-of-mouth | Othera | P valueb | |||
| Age, years, n (%) | <.001 | |||||||
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18-29.9 | 246 | 211 (85.8) | 7 (2.9) | 15 (6.1) | 2 (0.8) | 11 (4.5) | |
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30-39.9 | 274 | 233 (85.0) | 11 (4.0) | 21 (6.7) | 5 (1.8) | 4 (1.5) | |
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40-49.9 | 508 | 422 (83.1) | 29 (5.7) | 36 (7.1) | 6 (1.2) | 15 (3.0) | |
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50-59.9 | 474 | 381 (80.4) | 37 (7.8) | 33 (7.0) | 5 (1.1) | 18 (3.8) | |
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≥60 | 402 | 256 (63.7) | 55 (13.7) | 31 (7.7) | 23 (5.7) | 37 (9.2) | |
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Totalc | 1904 | 1503 (78.94) | 139 (7.30) | 136 (7.14) | 41 (2.15) | 85 (4.46) | |
| Racial identification, n (%) | .311 | |||||||
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White/Caucasian | 995 | 802 (80.6) | 67 (6.7) | 81 (8.1) | 11 (1.1) | 34 (3.4) | |
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Black/African American | 126 | 97 (77.0) | 14 (11.1) | 9 (7.1) | 2 (1.6) | 4 (3.2) | |
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Hispanic/Latino | 181 | 157 (86.7) | 8 (4.4) | 9 (5.0) | 2 (1.1) | 5 (2.8) | |
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Other | 102 | 90 (88.2) | 4 (3.9) | 3 (3.0) | 2 (2.0) | 3 (2.9) | |
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Totalc | 1404 | 1146 (81.62) | 93 (6.62) | 102 (7.26) | 17 (1.21) | 46 (3.28) | |
| Sex at birth, n (%) | <.001 | |||||||
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Male | 1321 | 1102 (83.42) | 76 (5.75) | 86 (6.51) | 14 (1.06) | 43 (3.26) | |
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Female | 77 | 39 (50.7) | 16 (20.8) | 16 (20.8) | 3 (3.9) | 3 (3.9) | |
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Totalc | 1398 | 1141 (81.62) | 92 (6.58) | 102 (7.30) | 17 (1.22) | 46 (3.29) | |
| Sexual orientation, n (%) | <.001 | |||||||
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Homosexual/Gay | 1208 | 1007 (83.36) | 73 (6.04) | 80 (6.62) | 11 (0.91) | 37 (3.06) | |
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Heterosexual | 92 | 54 (58.7) | 13 (14.1) | 14 (15.2) | 5 (5.4) | 6 (6.5) | |
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Bisexual/Other | 91 | 75 (82.4) | 6 (6.6) | 8 (8.8) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.1) | |
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Totalc | 1391 | 1136 (81.67) | 92 (6.61) | 102 (7.33) | 17 (1.22) | 44 (3.16) | |
aIncludes LinkedIn, Craigslist, and Tumblr.
bBased on chi-square test.
cDifferences in number of responses for each characteristic are due to missing data; participants were not “forced” to respond to each demographic question.