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Table 1 Demographics by consent form versions

From: Experimenting with modifications to consent forms in comparative effectiveness research: understanding the impact of language about financial implications and key information

 

Experiment 1

Experiment 2

Form A: standard (n = 319)

N (%)

Form B: tailored compensation (n = 339)

N (%)

Form B: tailored compensation/standard key information (n = 248)

N (%)

Form C: modified key information (n = 254)

N (%)

Form D: clarified costs (n = 251)

N (%)

Age (years)

     

 18–29

77 (24.1)

70 (20.7)

56 (22.6)

54 (21.3)

58 (23.1)

 30–44

157 (49.2)

166 (49.0)

141 (56.9)

145 (57.1)

132 (52.6)

 45–59

70 (21.9)

74 (21.8)

36 (14.5)

46 (18.1)

48 (19.1)

 60+

15 (4.7)

26 (7.7)

14 (5.7)

8 (3.2)

13 (5.2)

Gender

     

 Male

202 (63.3)

197 (58.1)

161 (64.9)

161 (63.4)

143 (57.0)

 Female

116 (36.4)

136 (40.1)

85 (34.3)

91 (35.8)

106 (42.2)

 Prefer to self-describe/prefer not to answer

1 (0.3)

6 (1.8)

2 (0.8)

2 (0.8)

2 (0.8)

Race

     

 Asian

18 (5.6)

18 (5.3)

6 (2.4)

14 (5.5)

9 (3.6)

 Black or African American

31 (9.7)

46 (13.6)

50 (20.2)

43 (16.9)

44 (17.5)

 Hispanic/Latino(a)

21 (6.6)

11 (3.2)

14 (5.6)

9 (3.5)

9 (3.6)

 White or European American

239 (74.9)

254 (74.9)

164 (66.1)

175 (68.9)

178 (70.9)

 Other

6 (1.9)

5 (1.5)

13 (5.2)

9 (3.5)

8 (3.2)

Education

     

 Less than high school

0

1 (0.3)

0

1 (0.1)

0

 High school graduate or GED

37 (11.6)

35 (10.3)

15 (6.0)

54 (7.2)

15 (6.0)

 Some college

79 (24.8)

79 (23.3)

42 (16.7)

121 (16.1)

42 (16.7)

 Bachelor’s degree

157 (49.2)

176 (51.9)

140 (55.8)

435 (57.8)

140 (55.8)

 Postgraduate or Professional degree

46 (14.4)

48 (14.2)

54 (21.5)

142 (18.9)

54 (21.5)

  1. Demographic characteristics of survey respondents by experiment and consent form version