Table 2.

Participant characteristics.

Characteristic	Category	n	%
Age
	21-30	4	17.4
	31-40	4	17.4
	41-50	2	8.7
	51-60	7	30.4
	61-70	5	21.7
	71-80	1	4.3
Gender
	Female	22	95.7
	Male	1	4.3
Race/Ethnicity
	White	20	87.0
	Black	2	8.7
	Asian	1	4.3
Education
	Some college	2	8.7
	2-year or 4-year college degree in progress	1	4.3
	2-year or 4-year college degree	8	34.8
	Graduate degree	11	47.8
	Graduate degree in progress	1	4.3
Employment statusa
	Student	3	13.0
	Employed full-time	11	47.8
	Not employed	1	4.3
	Retired	9	39.1
Received disability
	Yes	8	34.8
	No	15	65.2
Illness duration
	≤4 years	3	13.0
	˃4 years	20	87.0
Social media participation
	Non-user/lurker	9	39.1
	Infrequent participator	5	21.7
	Frequent participator	9	39.1

^aParticipants may belong to more than one category.