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. 2022 Aug 24;6(8):e39508. doi: 10.2196/39508

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of a nationally representative sample of 423 Prolific users.

Variables Values
Age (years), mean (SD) 45 (16)
Gender identity, n (%)

Male 213 (50.4)

Female 201 (47.5)

Gender-queer or gender non-conforming 9 (2.1)
Sexual orientation, n (%)

Heterosexual 361 (85.3)

Not heterosexual+ 62 (14.6)
Race, n (%)

Non-Hispanic White 293 (69.3)

Non-Hispanic Black 52 (12.3)

Asian 31 (7.3)

Hispanic 25 (5.9)

Other 22 (5.2)
Education, n (%)

Postgraduate 96 (22.7)

Bachelor’s degree 163 (38.5)

High school or less 164 (38.8)
Yearly income (US $), mean (SD) 71,000 (49,000) 
Expressive suppression (Emotion Regulation Questionnaire)  2.85 (1.41)
Psychological distress (Kessler Psychological Distress Scale score), mean (SD) 6.77 (5.77)
Self-efficacy (General Self-Efficacy Scale score), mean (SD) 2.13 (.56)
Agreeableness (Ten Item Personality Inventory [TIPI] score), mean (SD) 5.30 (1.28)
Conscientiousness (TIPI score), mean (SD) 5.26 (1.40)
Extraversion (TIPI score), mean (SD) 3.38 (1.64)
Neuroticism (TIPI score), mean (SD) 4.68 (1.70)
Openness (TIPI score), mean (SD) 5.13 (1.27)
Perceived helpfulness of digital mental health interventions, mean (SD) 4.73 (1.33)
Perceived availability of digital mental health interventions, mean (SD) 5.67 (1.27)
Perceived helpfulness of print media, mean (SD) 5.11 (1.21)
Perceived availability of print media, mean (SD) 6.03 (1.07)