Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Participants Who Completed Longitudinal Web Survey 4, Delphi Panelists, and Cognitive Interview Participants.
| Category | Characteristic | Longitudinal Web Survey 4 (N = 336) n (%) |
Delphi Panel (N = 18) n (%) |
Cognitive Interviews (N = 16) n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | Non-Hispanic/Latino(a) Black | 147 (43.8) | 11 (61.1) | 10 (62.5) |
| Non-Hispanic/Latino(a) White | 140 (41.7) | 6 (33.3) | 4 (25.0) | |
| Hispanic/Latino(a) | 17 (5.1) | 1 (5.3) | 1 (6.3) | |
| Asian | 16 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Other/Multiracial/Unknown | 16 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (6.3) | |
| Gender | Male | 69 (20.5) | 1 (5.6) | 2 (12.5) |
| Female | 267 (79.5) | 17 (94.4) | 13 (81.3) | |
| Other/Unknown | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (6.3) | |
| Education | Less than HS | 2 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| HS degree or GED | 12 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (12.5) | |
| Some college or Associate degree | 73 (21.7) | 3 (16.7) | 4 (25.0) | |
| College degree | 97 (28.9) | 1 (5.6) | 2 (12.5) | |
| Graduate degree | 152 (45.2) | 14 (77.8) | 7 (43.8) | |
| Unknown | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (6.3) | |
| Region | Midwest | 183 (54.5) | 8 (44.4) | -- |
| North East | 39 (11.6) | 2 (11.1) | -- | |
| South | 82 (24.4) | 5 (27.8) | -- | |
| West | 31 (9.2) | 3 (16.7) | -- | |
| Virgin Islands | 1 (0.3) | 0 | -- | |
| Age, median (range), y (n = 334) | 41.1 (18–80) | 51.9 (26–76) | 47.3 (24–73) | |
| Mean (SD) | ||||
| Health literacy—SILS (possible range 1–5) a | ||||
| Confident with Forms (n = 326) | 4.4 (0.8) | -- | -- | |
| Problems Reading (n = 326) | 4.5 (0.9) | -- | -- | |
| Help Read (n = 326) | 4.4 (0.9) | -- | -- | |
| Numeracy (n = 326) a | ||||
| SNS ability subscale average (possible range 1–5) | 3.9 (0.9) | -- | -- | |
| SNS preference subscale average (possible range 1–6) | 4.6 (1.0) | -- | -- | |
a Higher scores indicate higher numeracy or health literacy. Note: SILS—Single Item Literacy Screener; SNS—Subjective Numeracy Scale GED—General Education Development Certificate (high school equivalent).