Table 1. Demographic Background of Respondents.
*See Appendix 5 for responses to ‘Other.’ Totals vary due to non-responses.
CI: confidence interval; CPR: cardiopulmonary resuscitation; GED: general educational development; IQR: interquartile range; N: number
| Variable | Training day | Follow-up | ||
| N | Median (IQR) or % (95% CI) | N | Median (IQR) or % (95% CI) | |
| Age, years | 1,445 | 24 (19 - 38) | 101 | 30 (20 - 47) |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 703 | 54 (51 - 57) | 60 | 61 (50 - 70) |
| Male | 603 | 46 (43 - 49) | 39 | 39 (30 - 50) |
| Total | 1,306 | 99 | ||
| Ethnic background | ||||
| White | 508 | 39 (36 - 41) | 48 | 48 (38 - 58) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 414 | 32 (29 - 34) | 24 | 24 (16 - 34) |
| Asian | 162 | 12 (11 - 14) | 10 | 10 (4.9 - 18) |
| Black/African American | 117 | 9.0 (7.4 - 11) | 11 | 11 (5.6 - 19) |
| Other/Mixed | 52 | 3.9 (3.0 - 5.1) | 2 | 2.0 (0.2 - 7.0) |
| Prefer not to answer | 63 | 4.8 (3.7 - 6.1) | 5 | 5.0 (1.6 - 11) |
| Total | 1,316 | 100 | ||
| Annual household income | ||||
| < $25,000 | 169 | 13 (12 - 15) | 17 | 18 (11 - 27) |
| $25,000 - $49,999 | 178 | 14 (12 - 16) | 13 | 14 (7.4 - 22) |
| $50,000 - $74,999 | 154 | 12 (11 - 14) | 13 | 14 (7.4 - 22) |
| $75,000 - $99,999 | 124 | 9.8 (8.3 - 12) | 5 | 5.2 (1.7 - 12) |
| $100,000 - $149,999 | 138 | 11 (9.3 - 13) | 16 | 17 (9.8 - 26) |
| $150,000 or more | 123 | 9.8 (8.2 - 12) | 12 | 13 (6.6 - 21) |
| Prefer not to answer | 374 | 30 (27 - 32) | 20 | 21 (13 - 30) |
| Total | 1,260 | 96 | ||
| Highest education level | ||||
| Did not complete any schooling | 35 | 2.8 (2.0 - 3.9) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Did not graduate from high school | 150 | 12 (10 - 14) | 6 | 6.1 (2.3 - 13) |
| High school degree or equivalent (e.g., GED) | 168 | 13 (12 - 15) | 11 | 11.1 (5.7 - 19) |
| Some college but no degree | 357 | 29 (26 - 31) | 23 | 23 (15 - 33) |
| Associate or technical degree | 59 | 4.7 (3.6 - 6.0) | 9 | 9.1 (4.2 - 17) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 306 | 24 (22 - 27) | 32 | 32 (23 - 43) |
| Master’s degree | 116 | 9.3 (7.7 - 11) | 12 | 12.1 (6.4 - 20) |
| Professional or Doctorate degree | 61 | 4.9 (3.7 - 6.2) | 6 | 6.1 (2.3 - 13) |
| Total | 1,252 | 99 | ||
| Previous CPR Training | ||||
| Yes | 568 | 46 (43 - 48) | 47 | 50 (40 - 61) |
| No | 681 | 55 (52 - 57) | 47 | 50 (40 - 61) |
| Total | 1,249 | 94 | ||
| Reasons to learn CPR | ||||
| To learn how to help someone in need | 1016 | 62 (60 - 64) | 87 | 67 (59 - 75) |
| Work requirement | 184 | 11 (9.7 - 13) | 10 | 7.7 (3.1 - 12) |
| None of the above | 64 | 4.0 (2.8 - 4.9) | 1 | 0.8 (0.7 - 2.3) |
| Personally know someone with heart disease | 133 | 8.1 (6.8 - 9.5) | 14 | 11 (5.4 - 16) |
| To teach others CPR | 152 | 9.3 (7.9 - 11) | 13 | 10 (4.8 - 15) |
| Other* | 87 | 5.3 (4.2 - 6.4) | 5 | 3.8 (0.5 - 7.2) |
| Total | 1,636 | 130 |