Table 1 Demographic information of the 293 survey respondents.

From: Variations in racial and ethnic groups’ trust in researchers associated with willingness to participate in research

 

N (%)

Mean trust in researchers score (SD)

Categories of research activities in which to participate (SD)

Age

   

 18–24

68 (23.2%)

28.2 (6.8)

3.8 (2.1)

 25–34

44 (15.0%)

27.9 (6.6)

3.7 (2.4)

 35–44

25 (8.5%)

29.4 (6.8)

4.8 (2.4)

 45–54

44 (15.0%)

29.2 (6.5)

4.3 (2.1)

 55–64

51 (17.4%)

28.0 (6.5)

4.3 (2.3)

 65–74

45 (15.4%)

29.4 (6.2)

5.0 (2.1)

 75–84

16 (5.5%)

25.2 (4.3)

4.7 (2.1)

Gender

   

 Men

81 (27.6%)

27.1 (7.0)

4.3 (2.3)

 Women

211 (72.0%)

28.7 (6.6)

4.3 (2.2)

 Other

1 (0.3%)

21

1

Race/ethnicity

   

 Hispanica

102 (34.8%)

28.6 (6.5)

5.2 (2.3)

 White

41 (14.0%)

30.9 (5.4)

4.6 (2.0)

 Black

49 (16.7%)

25.9 (8.0)b

4.1 (2.3)d

 Chinese

48 (16.4%)

28.8 (6.7)b

3.3 (1.6)d

 Non-Chinese Asian

53 (18.1%)

26.8 (6.3)

3.4 (2.0)d

Education

   

 High school or less

83 (28.3%)

26.8 (6.4)

4.9 (2.5)

 Some college

87 (29.7%)

27.3 (6.8)

3.8 (2.0)c

 College

66 (22.5%)

29.9 (6.4)c

3.9 (2.1)c

 Graduate degree

57 (19.5%)

29.7 (6.8)c

4.6 (2.1)

  1. aMexican (43), Central American (8), South American (19), Caribbean (7), did not specify (25).
  2. bp < 0.05 compared to White respondents.
  3. cp < 0.05 compared to HS or less.
  4. dp < 0.05 compared to Hispanic respondents.