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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Commun. 2013 Aug 13;18(12):1449–1464. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2013.798374

Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics by Arm

Virtual advisor (20)
Control (20)
Total
Variable n % n % n %

Age (year), M (SD) 72.1 (8.2) 64.5 (6.5) 68.3 (8.2)
Education (year), M (SD) 11.1 (3.5) 10.0 (4.3) 10.5 (3.9)
Gender
 Female 13 65.0 16 80.0 29 72.5
 Male 7 35.0 4 20.0 11 27.5
Education (yr)
 ≤8 6 31.6 7 35.0 13 33.3
 9–11 3 15.8 2 10.0 5 12.8
 High school 4 21.0 6 30.0 10 25.7
 Some college + 6 31.6 5 25.0 11 28.2
Occupation
 Professional or manager 7 35.0 5 25.0 12 30.0
 Clerical 4 20.0 5 25.0 9 22.5
 Service 1 5.0 3 15.0 4 10.0
 Skilled craft 4 20.0 1 5.0 5 12.5
 Laborers 4 20.0 6 30.0 10 25.0
Income
 Less than $15,000 6 30.0 6 30.0 12 30.0
 $15,000–$24,999 4 20.0 3 15.0 7 17.5
 $25,000–$34,999 5 25.0 4 20.0 9 22.5
 $35,000–$49,999 0 0.0 1 5.0 1 2.5
 $50,000–$74,999 2 10.0 3 15.0 5 12.5
 $75,000 or greater 0 0.0 2 10.0 2 5.0
 Refused 3 15.0 1 5.0 4 10.0
Marital status
 Married 9 45.0 8 40.0 17 42.5
 Divorced 3 15.0 5 25.0 8 20.0
 Widowed 6 30.0 5 25.0 11 27.5
 Never married 2 10.0 2 10.0 4 10.0
Country born
 United States 8 40.0 11 55.0 19 47.5
 Mexico 8 40.0 7 35.0 15 37.5
 Other 4 20.0 2 10.0 6 15.0
Language spoken at home
 English 4 20.0 7 35.0 11 27.5
 Spanish and English 6 30.0 4 20.0 10 25.0
 Spanish 7 35.0 8 40.0 15 37.5
 Other 3 15.0 1 5.0 4 10.0
Number of health conditions, M (SD) 2.6 (1.3) 2.4 (1.9) 2.5 (1.6)
Body mass index, M (SD) 30.0 (6.9) 29.0 (3.8) 29.5 (5.5)
Baseline fast & leisure walking (min), M (SD) 36.0 (67.0) 63.8 (160.9) 49.9 (122.4)

Note. Values reported as n and % except where noted as M (SD).