Table I.
Participant Demographics
| Characteristic | Full Sample (N=252) |
|---|---|
| Site | |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 100 (39.7) |
| Meharry Medical College / Nashville General Hospital | 52 (20.6) |
| University of Miami | 100 (39.7) |
| Age, Mean(SD) | 51.47 (15.29) |
| Sex/Gender | |
| Male | 87 (34.5) |
| Female | 164 (65.1) |
| Other | 1 (0.4) |
| Prefer not to answer | 0 (0) |
| Language of Survey | |
| English | 210 (83.3) |
| Spanish | 42 (16.7) |
| Place of Birth | |
| United States | 168 (66.7) |
| Outside of the United States | 82 (32.5) |
| Missing | 2 (0.8) |
| Highest Educational Level | |
| 8th grade or less | 3 (1.2) |
| Some high school | 19 (7.5) |
| High school or GED | 45 (17.9) |
| Some college or 2-year degree | 59 (23.4) |
| College graduate | 56 (22.2) |
| More than college degree | 68 (27.0) |
| Health Literacy, Median(IQR) | 13 (11 – 15) |
| Low health literacy (score ≤ 9) | 35 (13.9) |
| Adequate health literacy (score ≥ 10) | 217 (86.1) |
| Ethnicity/Race | |
| African American / Blacka | 107 (42.5) |
| Hispanic / Latino | 65 (25.8) |
| White | 63 (25.0) |
| Otherb | 17 (6.7) |
n (%) except when otherwise noted
a
Four individuals endorsed African American / Black race along with an additional race and were included in the African American / Black group
b
Individuals in the “Other” category endorsed themselves as non-Hispanic (n=17) and either American Indian or Alaska Native (n=1), Asian (n=8), Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (n=1), checked the “Prefer not to answer” option (n=4), or did not check any of the seven response options for the race question (n=3)