Table 6 Demographic characteristics of participants (N = 46)

From: Do you understand the words that are comin outta my mouth? Voice assistant comprehension of medication names

Characteristics

Participants, n (%)

Age (years), mean (SD)

34.3 (8.0)

Gender

Male

16 (34.8%)

Female

30 (65.2%)

Race

Caucasian

32 (69.6%)

Asian

10 (21.7%)

African American

2 (4.3%)

Hispanic

2 (4.3%)

Usage Frequency of Voice Assistants

Every day or nearly every day

14 (30.4%)

Once or twice a week

5 (10.9%)

Once or twice a month

6 (13.0%)

A few times a year

8 (17.4%)

Never

13 (28.3%)

Health literacy (REALM)

≤Grade 3

0 (0%)

Grade 4–6

0 (0%)

Grade 7–8

0 (0%)

≥Grade 9 (“adequate”)

46 (100%)

  1. REALM rapid estimate of adult literacy in medicine