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. 2015 Dec 17;17(12):e281. doi: 10.2196/jmir.4582

Table 4.

The mean rating within different demographic groups by representation strategy.

Demographic groups Mean rating by representation strategy (SD) Overall mean rating (SD)

Indirect Direct Indirect with arbitrary Arbitrary
Gender





Male 2.95 (1.18) 3.31 (1.00) 2.77 (1.19) 3.21 (1.16) 3.02 (1.15)

Female 2.99 (1.16) 3.34 (1.00) 2.82 (1.18) 3.22 (1.23) 3.05 (1.14)
Age (years)





21-29 3.04 (1.14) 3.33 (0.99) 2.83 (1.18) 3.21 (1.20) 3.06 (1.13)

30-39 3.04 (1.15) 3.44 (0.92) 2.89 (1.16) 3.36 (1.17) 3.14 (1.10)

40-49 2.90 (1.20) 3.23 (1.08) 2.74 (1.20) 3.10 (1.20) 2.96 (1.18)

50-59 2.80 (1.22) 3.30 (1.03) 2.60 (1.23) 3.40 (1.26) 2.92 (1.20)

60-69 2.83 (1.15) 3.22 (0.98) 2.70 (1.15) 2.80 (1.30) 2.98 (1.10)

70-79 3.22 (1.20) 3.65 (0.69) 2.25 (1.50) 4.00 (0) 3.46 (0.94)
Ethnicity





Hispanic 2.67 (1.20) 3.14 (1.10) 2.44 (1.19) 3.54 (0.88) 2.76 (1.20)

Non-Hispanic 3.03 (1.16) 3.37 (0.97) 2.86 (1.17) 3.26 (1.17) 3.09 (1.12)
Race





Nonwhite 2.52 (1.21) 3.01 (1.16) 2.34 (1.19) 2.93 (1.25) 2.63 (1.22)

White 3.13 (1.12) 3.44 (0.92) 2.95 (1.14) 3.28 (1.18) 3.18 (1.08)
Education





≤12th grade 2.78 (1.17) 3.14 (1.10) 2.48 (1.19) 2.67 (1.34) 2.81 (1.19)

>12th grade 3.01 (1.17) 3.36 (0.98) 2.85 (1.18) 3.33 (1.13) 3.08 (1.13)
First language





English 3.12 (1.12) 3.44 (0.92) 2.95 (1.14) 3.32 (1.14) 3.18 (1.08)

Non-English/other 2.41 (1.21) 2.87 (1.19) 2.22 (1.18) 2.85 (1.26) 2.50 (1.23)