Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics of 204 adolescents and young adults (AYA) responding to a survey about social media use and health between January and July, 2015.

		n (%)
Age	12–14	23 (11.3)
	15–17	53 (26)
	18–21	80 (39.2)
	22 or older	48 (23.5)
Gender	Male	34 (16.8)
	Female	168 (83.2)
Race/Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic White	60 (29.4)
	Non-Hispanic Black	63 (30.9)
	Asian or Pacific Islander	9 (4.4)
	Hispanic	50 (24.5)
	Other	22 (10.8)
Schooling	Enrolled in school or college	152 (74.5)
	Elementary school	2 (1.3)
	Middle school (grades 7–8)	19 (12.5)
	High school (grades 9–12)	63 (41.4)
	College	68 (44.7)
	If not enrolled, highest level completed	52 (25.5)
	Middle school (grades 7–8)	3 (5.8)
	High school (grades 9–12)	20 (38.5)
	Some college	7 (13.5)
	College degree	22 (42.3)
Primary language spoken at home	English	178 (87.3)
	Spanish	16 (7.8)
	Haitian Creole	3 (1.5)
	Portuguese/Portuguese creole	2 (1)
	Chinese	2 (1)
	Other	3 (1.5)
Self - perceived health	Poor	7 (3.5)
	Fair	37 (18.5)
	Good	85 (42.5)
	Very good	59 (28.9)
	Excellent	16 (8)
Number of medical visits in prior 6 months	1	38 (18.8)
	2–4	92 (45.5)
	5–9	20 (9.9)
	10 or more	18 (8.9)