Table 2.
Participants’ demographics.
| Variable | Values, n (%) | ||
| Gender | |||
|
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Female | 389 (82.6) | |
|
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Male | 78 (16.6) | |
|
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Prefer not to answer | 4 (0.8) | |
| Education | |||
|
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Some high school | 171 (36.3) | |
|
|
High school or GEDa | 155 (32.9) | |
|
|
2-year college degree | 26 (5.5) | |
|
|
Some college | 58 (12.3) | |
|
|
4-year college degree | 33 (7.0) | |
|
|
Master’s degree | 21 (4.5) | |
|
|
PhD degree | 2 (0.4) | |
|
|
Professional degree (eg, Juris doctor or Doctor of medicine) | 5 (1.1) | |
| Race | |||
|
|
White | 220 (46.7) | |
|
|
African American | 132 (28.0) | |
|
|
Native American | 4 (0.8) | |
|
|
Asian | 32 (6.8) | |
|
|
Pacific Islander | 2 (0.4) | |
|
|
Hispanic or Latino | 55 (11.7) | |
|
|
Other | 26 (5.5) | |
| Employment | |||
|
|
Full-time | 86 (18.3) | |
|
|
Part-time | 87 (18.5) | |
|
|
Student | 236 (50.1) | |
|
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Retired | 2 (0.4) | |
|
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Unemployed | 60 (12.7) | |
| Age (years) | |||
|
|
<18 | 234 (46.7) | |
|
|
18-35 | 237 (50.3) | |
| Social media participation | |||
|
|
Cinnamon challenge | 153 (32.5) | |
|
|
ALSb ice bucket challenge | 155 (32.9) | |
|
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None | 163 (34.6) | |
| Internet use per day (hours) | |||
|
|
<1 | 16 (3.4) | |
|
|
1-2 | 30 (6.4) | |
|
|
2-3 | 63 (13.4) | |
|
|
3-4 | 98 (20.8) | |
|
|
>4 | 264 (56.1) | |
aGED: General Educational Development.
bALS: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.