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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prof Psychol Res Pr. 2018 Apr;49(2):167–176. doi: 10.1037/pro0000186

Table 2.

Parents’ Ideal Therapy Experiences by Race/Ethnicity, Education Level, Income per Capita, and Teen Therapy History (n = 411)

Race/Ethnicity Education Level Income Per Capita Teen Therapy History Overall
Non-Hispanic, Caucasian Minority Less than college BA and Above < $25,000 $25,000+ Yes No
Promotion 1: From Whom
 Insurance company 7.7% 14.3% 8.8% 8.5% 11.4% 6.1% 10.8% 7.1% 8.5%
 Pediatrician 43.4% 38.8% 46.7% 40.8% 38.9% 46.3% 34.8%** 47.8%** 42.8%
 School counselor 7.5% 8.2% 6.6% 8.1% 7.3% 7.9% 11.4%* 5.1%* 7.5%
 Friend or family 8.3% 12.2% 7.3% 9.6% 7.3% 9.8% 3.8%*** 11.9%*** 8.8%
 Another Parent 29.6% 26.5% 27% 30.5% 33.2% 26.2% 34.8%* 25.7%* 29.2%
Promotion 2: Which Channel
 Website 68.2% 67.3% 63.5% 70.2% 64.8% 71.5% 65.8% 69.6% 68.1%
 Social Media 43.4% 49% 48.2% 42.3% 44.6% 44.4% 48.7% 41.1% 44.0%
 Radio 19.3% 20.4% 24.8% 16.9% 23.3% 15.9% 19.0% 19.8% 19.5%
 TV 27.1% 28.6% 37.2%*** 22.4%*** 33.7%*** 22.0%*** 26.6% 27.7% 27.3%
 Brochure 68.8% 63.3% 59.9%* 72.1%* 63.2% 72.0% 64.6% 70.4% 68.1%
 Billboard 10.8% 12.2% 13.1% 9.9% 12.4% 9.8% 13.3% 9.5% 10.9%
Place: Where Receive
 Center focused on SU 7.2% 8.2% 11.7%* 5.1%* 9.3% 5.6% 4.4% 9.1% 7.3%
 Center focused on MH 18.5% 14.3% 20.4% 16.9% 18.7% 17.3% 28.5%*** 11.5%*** 18.0%
 Pediatrician or primary care 8.0% 16.3% 8.0% 9.6% 6.7% 11.2% 5.1%* 11.5%* 9.0%
 Center focused adolescents 53.9% 42.9% 44.5%* 56.3%* 49.2% 55.1% 51.9% 53.0% 52.6%
 Teen’s school 1.1% 0% 0.7% 1.1% 1.0% 0.9% 0.0% 1.6% 1.0%
Price 1: Willing to Commute
 Mean (in minutes) 37.4 38.9 ghgj 37.8 37.4 36.4 38.6 34.8* 39.3* 37.6
Price 2: Willing to Pay
 Mean (in $) 44.5 41.5 37.8*** 47.2*** 37.0*** 50.5*** 42.1 45.4 42.1

Note. SU = substance use; MH = mental health; BA = bachelor’s degree

trend p < .10,

*

p < .05,

**

p < .01,

***

p < .001