Table 1.
Survey Participant Characteristics (n = 722).
| Variable, n (%) | Respondents |
|---|---|
| Age in years | |
| ≤40 | 479 (66.3) |
| 41-60 | 173 (24.0) |
| >60 | 70 (9.7) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 387 (53.6) |
| Male | 335 (46.4) |
| Race | |
| White | 520 (72.0) |
| Black | 44 (6.1) |
| Asian | 119 (16.5) |
| Other | 39 (5.4) |
| Native English speaker | |
| Yes | 675 (93.5) |
| No | 47 (6.5) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 294 (40.7) |
| Separated/divorced | 58 (8.0) |
| Married | 353 (48.9) |
| Widowed | 17 (2.4) |
| Annual income in US$ | |
| <30,000 | 200 (27.7) |
| 30,000-60,000 | 285 (39.5) |
| >60,000 | 237 (32.8) |
| United States region | |
| Northeast | 169 (23.4) |
| Midwest | 180 (24.9) |
| South | 257 (35.6) |
| West | 116 (16.1) |
| Primary health insurance | |
| Medicare | 146 (20.2) |
| Medicaid | 71 (9.8) |
| Private | 433 (60.0) |
| Veterans Affairs | 11 (1.5) |
| Uninsured | 61 (8.4) |
| Perceived overall health status | |
| Poor or fair | 55 (7.6) |
| Good | 308 (42.7) |
| Very good or excellent | 359 (49.7) |
| Major depressive disordera | 155 (21.5) |
| Limited health literacyb | 128 (17.7) |
| Low patient engagementc | 79 (10.9) |
a
Defined as Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) score of 3 or greater.
b
Defined as answers of “somewhat/a little/not at all” to the single health literacy screening question.
c
Defined as an answer of “not very confident” to the single health confidence question.