Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of survey respondents.
| Characteristic | Details | 2016 Survey Frequency (%) | 2017 Survey Frequency (%) |
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| Gender | Male | 28/174 (16) | 40/277 (14) |
| Female | 129/174 (74) | 215/277 (78) | |
| No answer | 17/174 (10) | 22/277 (8) | |
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| Marital status | Single | 52/174 (30) | 125/277 (45) |
| Partnered | 18/174 (10) | 33/277 (12) | |
| Married | 79/174 (45) | 89/277 (32) | |
| Other | 25/174 (15) | 30/277 (11) | |
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| Highest level of education | High School | 12/174 (7) | 0/277 (0) |
| College | 32/174 (18) | 84/277 (30) | |
| Graduate school | 60/174 (34) | 112/277 (40) | |
| Post-Grad | 53/174 (30) | 60/277 (22) | |
| No answer | 17/174 (10) | 21/277 (8) | |
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| Average income | <$25,000 | 36/174 (21) | 90/277 (32) |
| $25,000–50,000 | 12/174 (7) | 30/277 (11) | |
| $50,000–75,000 | 31/174 (18) | 44/277 (16) | |
| $75,000–100,000 | 17/174 (10) | 24/277 (9) | |
| >$100,000 | 39/174 (22) | 39/277 (14) | |
| Prefer not to answer | 17/174 (10) | 29/277 (10) | |
| No answer | 22/174 (13) | 21/277 (8) | |
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| Ethnicity | Caucasian | 92/174 (53) | 188/277 (68) |
| African American | 27/174 (15) | 14/277 (5) | |
| Hispanic | 11/174 (6) | 11/277 (4) | |
| Asian | 18/174 (10) | 31/277 (11) | |
| Other | 9/174 (5) | 12/277 (4) | |
| No answer | 17/174 (10) | 21/277 (8) | |
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| County of birth | US | 136/174 (78) | 219/277 (79) |
| Other | 21/174 (12) | 36/277 (13) | |
| No answer | 17/174 (10) | 22/277 (8) | |
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| Country of residency | US | 156/174 (90) | 252/277 (91) |
| Other | 0/174 (0) | 2/277 (1) | |
| No answer | 18/174 (10) | 23/277 (8) | |
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| State of residence | Washington, DC | 67/174 (39) | 73/277 (26) |
| Maryland | 30/174 (17) | 32/277 (12) | |
| Virginia | 29/174 (17) | 52/277 (19) | |
| Other state | 10/174 (6) | 60/277 (22) | |
| No answer | 38/174 (22) | 60/277 (22) | |
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| Type of insurance | Medicare | 8/174 (5) | 2/277 (1) |
| Medicaid | 11/174 (6) | 4/277 (1) | |
| Private | 134/174 (77) | 244/277 (88) | |
| None | 1/174 (1) | 4/277 (1) | |
| No answer | 20/174 (11) | 23/277 (8) | |
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| Healthcare provider status | Primary Care physician | 10/174 (6) | 8/277 (3) |
| OB/GYN physician | 16/174 (9) | 15/277 (5) | |
| Other physician | 8/174 (5) | 10/277 (4) | |
| Non-physician provider | 23/174 (13) | 56/277 (20) | |
| Non-provider | 117/174 (67) | 188/277 (68) | |
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| Pregnancy status | Not pregnant | 93/174 (53) | 205/277 (74) |
| Pregnant | 32/174 (18) | 10/277 (4) | |
| Planning to be pregnant | 8/174 (5) | 9/277 (3) | |
| Postpartum (<6 wk) | 3/174 (2) | 1/277 (0) | |
| Not applicable | 21/174 (12) | 31/277 (11) | |
| No answer | 17/174 (10) | 21/277 (8) | |
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| Primary source of healthcare information | Health publication | 30/174 (17) | 37/277 (13) |
| Internet | 55/174 (32) | 100/277 (36) | |
| Social Media | 2/174 (1) | 4/277 (1) | |
| Healthcare provider | 36/174 (21) | 56/277 (20) | |
| Newspaper | 6/174 (3) | 12/277 (4) | |
| At work | 7/174 (4) | 21/277 (8) | |
| Other | 20/174 (11) | 26/277 (9) | |
| No answer | 18/174 (10) | 21/277 (8) | |
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| Where would you like to obtain your healthcare information | Text Message | 7/174 (4) | 8/277 (3) |
| Health publication | 31/174 (18) | 43/277 (16) | |
| Internet | 45/174 (26) | 90/277 (32) | |
| Social Media | 4/174 (2) | 15/277 (5) | |
| Healthcare provider | 43/174 (25) | 61/277 (22) | |
| Newspaper | 8/174 (5) | 9/277 (3) | |
| Other | 19/174 (11) | 30/277 (11) | |
| No answer | 17/174 (10) | 21/277 (8) | |