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Table 2 Summary of African American male participant characteristics

From: Development and initial psychometric evaluation of the computer-based prostate Cancer screening decision aid acceptance scale for African-American men

Characteristics

N = 354

Age in years, mean ± SD

59.5 ± 9.61

Marital status, n (%)

 Single/Never married

73 (20.62)

 Married

194 (54.81)

 Unreported

87 (24.57)

Employment Status

 Employed

167 (47.10)

 Retired

94 (26.55)

 Unemployed

84 (23.73)

 Unreported

9 (2)

Annual household income 2014

 Less than $20,000

100 (28.24)

 $20,000 - $79,999

165 (46.61)

  ≥ $80,000

75 (21.15)

  Unreported

14 (4)

Number of people supported by income

 1

103 (30.29)

 2

117 (31.41)

 3+

87 (28.60)

 Unreported

33 (9.70)

Education

 Less than high school

37 (10.45)

 High school/GED or some college

192 (54.23)

 Bachelor’s degree or higher

117 (33.06)

 Unreported

8 (2.26)

Health Insurance status

 Insured

323 (91.24)

 No coverage

31 (8.76)

 Regular Health

Regular Healthcare Provider

 Yes

309 (87.28)

 No

45 (12.72)

Which of the following technologies have you used?

Television

307

(86.72)

ATM

252

(71.18)

Cell Phone

303

(85.59)

Computer

246

(69.49)

Touch-Screen Tablet

201

(56.77)

Which of the following technology features have you used?

Cell Phone App

266

(75.14)

Texting

243

(68.64)

Email

237

(66.94)

Internet

229

(64.68)