Table 1 Characteristics of participants in the CIOB and IKIDS cohorts who opened the tutorial before viewing a chemical results page (n = 295).

From: A personalized tutorial to improve understanding of individual chemical results and opportunities for reducing exposure

Demographic category

Response level

n

(%)

Race/ethnicity

Non-Hispanic White

197

(67)

Person of color or Hispanica

97

(33)

Missing

1

(<1)

Education

Bachelor’s degree

247

(84)

No bachelor’s degree

46

(16)

Missing

2

(<1)

Health insurance

Not insured

2

(<1)

Medi-Cal or All Kids (Medicaid)

41

(14)

Private or other insurance

241

(82)

Missing

11

(4)

Household income

$0–19,999

13

(4)

$20,000–39,999

24

(8)

$40,000–$79,999

59

(20)

$80,000 and over

195

(66)

Missing

4

(1)

Socioeconomic status (SES)b

High SES

209

(71)

Low SES

84

(28)

Missing

2

(<1)

Language

English

290

(98)

Spanish

5

(2)

  1. aTen participants self-reported as non-Hispanic Black, 48 as non-Hispanic Asian, 1 as non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 9 as non-Hispanic and more than one race, and 29 as Hispanic.
  2. bLower SES participants were defined as having Medicaid/Medi-Cal insurance status or household income less than the state median (<$80,000 CIOB or <$70,000 IKIDS). Higher SES participants did not meet either criterion for lower SES and were not missing data for both variables.
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