Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Each of the Three Samples
| Category | Characteristic | Online (%) N=519 |
ED Patients (%) N=225 |
Providers (%) N=149 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 283 (55) | 134 (60) | 76 (51) |
| Female | 236 (45) | 85 (38) | 70 (47) | |
| No Answer | 0 (0) | 6 (3) | 3 (2) | |
| Race | White | 409 (78) | 79 (35) | 110 (74) |
| Black/African-American | 43 (8) | 119 (53) | 8 (5) | |
| Asian | 47 (10) | 8 (4) | 28 (19) | |
| Mixed/Other | 20 (4) | 17 (8) | 0 (0) | |
| No Answer | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | 3 (2) | |
| Hispanic Ethnicity | No | 478(92) | 181(80) | 135 (91) |
| Yes | 41 (8) | 22 (10) | 11 (7) | |
| No Answer | 0 (0) | 22 (10) | 3 (2) | |
| Age | 18-19 | 7 (1) | 8 (4) | 0 (0) |
| 20-29 | 186 (37) | 74 (33) | 50 (34) | |
| 30-39 | 186 (37) | 55 (24) | 53 (36) | |
| 40-49 | 63 (12) | 35 (16) | 33 (22) | |
| 50-59 | 55 (11) | 24 (11) | 5 (3) | |
| 60+ | 22 (4) | 15 (7) | 5 (3) | |
| No Answer | 0 (0) | 6 (3) | 3 (2) | |
| Native English Speaker | Yes | 508 (98) | 212 (94) | 138 (93) |
| No | 11 (2) | 8 (4) | 8 (5) | |
| No Answer | 0 (0) | 5 (2) | 3 (2) | |
| Education | Did not finish high school | 4 (1) | 15 (7) | 0 (0) |
| Graduated high school | 52 (10) | 51 (23) | 0 (0) | |
| Attended some college but did not finish a 4-year degree | 184 (35) | 52 (23) | 0 (0) | |
| Graduated from a 4-year college or more | 181 (35) | 64 (28) | 0 (0) | |
| Obtained a graduate/professional degree | 49 (9) | 39 (17) | 149 (100) | |
| No Answer | 49 (9) | 4 (2) | 0 (0) | |
| Father’s Education | Did not finish high school | 45 (9) | 25 (11) | 3 (2) |
| Graduated high school | 144 (28) | 51 (23) | 12 (8) | |
| Attended some college but did not finish a 4-year degree | 124 (24) | 27 (12) | 18 (12) | |
| Graduated from a 4-year college or more | 195 (38) | 92 (41) | 113 (76) | |
| Don't know/No Answer | 11 (2) | 30 (13) | 3 (2) | |
| Mother’s Education | Did not finish high school | 47 (9) | 23 (10) | 4 (3) |
| Graduated high school | 185 (36) | 49 (22) | 17 (11) | |
| Attended some college but did not finish a 4-year degree | 122 (24) | 40 (18) | 22 (15) | |
| Graduated from a 4-year college or more | 160 (31) | 90 (40) | 103 (69) | |
| Don't know/no answer | 5 (1) | 23 (10) | 3 (2) | |
| Received Free Lunch | Yes | 149(29) | 130 (58) | 17 (11) |
| No | 358 (69) | 83 (37) | 124 (83) | |
| Don’t know/No Answer | 12 (2) | 12 (5) | 8 (5) | |
| Importance of Religion | Not at all important | 280 (54) | 41 (18) | 42 (28) |
| Slightly important | 64 (12) | 20 (9) | 43 (29) | |
| Somewhat important | 44 (8) | 30 (13) | 32 (21) | |
| Important | 67 (13) | 39 (17) | 17 (11) | |
| Very important | 64 (12) | 94 (42) | 12 (8) | |
| No Answer | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 15 (10) | |
| Employment Status | Full-time | 301 (58) | 126 (56) | |
| Part-time | 98 (19) | 23 (10) | ||
| Other | 120 (23) | 81 (36) | ||
| Don’t know/No Answer | 0 (0) | 25 (11) | ||
| Occupation | 1st Year Resident | 18 (12) | ||
| 2nd Year Resident | 15 (10) | |||
| 3rd Year Resident | 16 (11) | |||
| 4th Year Resident | 16 (11) | |||
| Attending Physician | 68 (46) | |||
| Physician Assistant | 16 (11) | |||
| Nurse Practitioner | 2 (1) |