Table 4.
Sample characteristics
| Variable | Categories | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 51.1 |
| Female | 48.9 | |
| Age | Under 20 | 0.7 |
| 20–29 | 29.6 | |
| 30–39 | 36.8 | |
| 40–49 | 17.6 | |
| 50–59 | 8.5 | |
| 60 or older | 6.8 | |
| Annual household income | <$25,000 | 15.6 |
| $25,000–$49,999 | 24.8 | |
| $50,000–$74,999 | 23.1 | |
| $75,000–$99,999 | 17.3 | |
| $100,000- -$150,000 | 14.3 | |
| More than $150,000 | 4.9 | |
| Education | Less than high school | 1 |
| High school graduate | 9.1 | |
| Some college | 15 | |
| 2-year degree | 11.1 | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 47.2 | |
| Master’s degree | 13.4 | |
| Doctorate | 3.3 | |
| Employment status | Employed- full time | 64.5 |
| Employed-part time | 15.3 | |
| Unemployed | 11.1 | |
| Retired | 3.9 | |
| Student | 5.2 | |
| Race/ethnicity | White | 69.7 |
| African American | 8.8 | |
| Asian | 15 | |
| Hispanic | 4.6 | |
| Mixed | 1.6 | |
| Other | 0.3 | |
| Have you ever used any AI-enabled services or devices for any reason except for healthcare? (Such as AI embedded in smart devices for any purposes such as financial decision-making) | Yes | 41 |
| No | 59 | |
| Generally, how familiar are you with an AI-based device (used for any purposes except for healthcare)? | Not familiar at all | 10.7 |
| Slightly experienced | 26.1 | |
| Moderately experienced | 37.1 | |
| Very experienced | 18.2 | |
| Extremely experienced | 7.8 | |
| Have you ever used any AI-enabled health services? (Such as AI embedded in smart medical devices) | Yes | 23.5 |
| No | 76.5 | |
| How familiar are you with these AI-based devices used for clinical purposes? | Not familiar at all | 30.6 |
| Slightly experienced | 30.0 | |
| Moderately experienced | 22.8 | |
| Very experienced | 8.8 | |
| Extremely experienced | 7.8 | |
| Have you ever experienced a data breach incident (i.e.., data loss, including personal, health, or financial information)? | Yes | 32.7 |
| No | 67.3 | |
| Overall, do you think your health information is .....? | Sensitive | 74.9 |
| Non-sensitive | 16.0 | |
| No idea | 9.1 | |
| How do you generally rate your computer skills? | Terrible | 0.7 |
| poor | 0,7 | |
| average | 18.6 | |
| Good | 45.0 | |
| Excellent | 35.2 | |
| How do you rate your technical knowledge about AI? | Terrible | 2.0 |
| poor | 14.3 | |
| average | 49.5 | |
| Good | 24.8 | |
| Excellent | 9.4 | |
| How did you gather information about general AI tools? | Articles in magazines/newspapers | 43.6 |
| Social media | 35.1 | |
| Friends and family | 16.7 | |
| Technical books | 4.6 | |
| How do you rate your health literacy? | Terrible | 0.3 |
| poor | 2.9 | |
| average | 26.7 | |
| Good | 47.2 | |
| Excellent | 22.8 |