Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the study sample (N=54).
| Characteristics | Participants, n (%) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 42 (18) | |
| Gender |
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Female | 29 (54) |
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Male | 25 (46) |
| Race |
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Caucasian | 31 (57) |
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African American | 10 (19) |
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Asian | 7 (13) |
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Other | 6 (11) |
| Education |
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Some high school | 2 (4) |
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High school | 4 (7) |
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Some college | 21 (39) |
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College graduate | 14 (26) |
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Advanced degree | 13 (24) |
| Experience with conversational assistants |
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Never used one | 22 (41) |
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Tried one “a few times” | 24 (44) |
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Use one regularly | 8 (15) |
| Experience with computers |
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Never used one | 1 (2) |
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Tried one “a few times” | 1 (2) |
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Use one regularly | 44 (82) |
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Expert | 8 (15) |
| Health literacy (REALM)a |
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≤Grade 3 | 0 (0) |
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Grade 4-6 | 0 (0) |
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Grade 7-8 | 2 (4) |
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≥Grade 9 (“adequate”) | 52 (96) |
aREALM: Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine.