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. 2022 Jun 22;6(6):e38162. doi: 10.2196/38162

Table 1.

Participant characteristics.

Characteristic Adolescents and young adultsa (n=75) Adultsa (n=35) All participants (N=110)
Age (years), mean (SD; range) 18.95 (3.18; 15-25) 43.89 (13.94; 26-71) 26.88 (14.27; 15-71)
Gender, n (%)

Cisgender female 68 (90.7) 22 (62.9) 90 (81.8)

Cisgender male 4 (5.3) 11 (31.4) 15 (13.6)

Transgender female 0 (0) 1 (2.9) 1 (0.9)

Transgender male 1 (1.3) 1 (2.9) 2 (1.8)

Nonbinary 1 (1.3) 0 (0) 1 (0.9)

Prefer not to answer 1 (1.3) 0 (0) 1 (0.9)
Ethnicity, n (%)

Hispanic/Latinx 28 (37.3) 7 (20) 35 (31.8)

Non-Hispanic/Latinx 47 (62.7) 27 (77.1) 74 (67.3)

Prefer not to answer 0 (0) 1 (2.9) 1 (0.9)
Raceb, n (%)

American Indian or Alaskan Native 1 (1.3) 1 (2.9) 2 (1.8)

Asian 5 (6.7) 2 (5.7) 7 (6.4)

Black or African American 38 (50.7) 7 (20) 45 (40.9)

White 20 (26.7) 24 (68.6) 44 (40)

Other 5 (6.7) 1 (2.9) 6 (5.5)

Prefer not to answer 10 (13.3) 1 (2.9) 11 (10)
Sexual orientation, n (%)

Heterosexual or straight 51 (68) 24 (68.6) 75 (68.2)

Gay or lesbian 3 (4) 5 (14.3) 8 (7.3)

Bisexual or pansexual 18 (24) 4 (11.4) 22 (20)

Asexual 0 (0) 1 (2.9) 1 (0.9)

Other 1 (1.3) 0 (0) 1 (0.9)

Prefer not to answer 2 (2.7) 1 (2.9) 3 (2.7)
Highest level of education, n (%)

Finished grade school 5 (6.7) 0 (0) 5 (4.5)

Some high school 29 (38.7) 0 (0) 29 (26.4)

Finished high school 9 (12) 0 (0) 9 (8.2)

Business or technical school 0 (0) 1 (2.9) 1 (0.9)

Some college 21 (28) 5 (14.3) 26 (23.6)

Finished college 8 (10.7) 8 (22.9) 16 (14.5)

Some graduate or professional school 1 (1.3) 6 (17.1) 7 (6.4)

Finished graduate or professional school 2 (2.7) 15 (42.9) 17 (15.5)

aAdolescents and young adults were aged 15-25 years and adults were aged ≥26 years.

bThe total number of reported racial identities is 115 due to participants identifying with more than one racial category.