Table 1 Participant characteristics, from “Before you begin” evaluation
Completed “Before” evaluation | Completed “After” evaluationa | Did not complete “After” evaluationb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | (%)c | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | |
Total respondents | 11,522 | (100.0) | 4899 | (100.0) | 6623 | (100.0) |
Aged | ||||||
Under 20 | 150 | (1.3) | 36 | (0.7) | 114 | (1.7) |
20–29 | 3869 | (33.6) | 1788 | (36.5) | 2081 | (31.4) |
30–39 | 3059 | (26.6) | 1308 | (26.7) | 1751 | (26.4) |
40–49 | 2163 | (18.8) | 927 | (18.9) | 1236 | (18.7) |
50–59 | 1583 | (13.7) | 601 | (12.3) | 982 | (14.8) |
≥ 60 | 571 | (5.0) | 190 | (3.9) | 381 | (5.8) |
Prefer not to answer or no response | 127 | (1.1) | 49 | (1.0) | 78 | (1.2) |
Sex/gender | ||||||
Female | 8672 | (75.3) | 3927 | (80.2) | 4745 | (71.6) |
Male | 2563 | (22.2) | 870 | (17.8) | 1693 | (25.6) |
Prefer not to answer or no response | 287 | (2.5) | 102 | (2.1) | 185 | (2.8) |
Race/ethnic origine | ||||||
African American/Black | 1007 | (8.7) | 454 | (9.3) | 553 | (8.3) |
American Indian or Alaskan Native | 35 | (0.3) | 14 | (0.3) | 21 | (0.3) |
Asian or Pacific Islander | 805 | (7.0) | 261 | (5.3) | 544 | (8.2) |
Caucasian/White | 6706 | (58.2) | 2806 | (57.3) | 3900 | (58.9) |
Indian/Pakistani | 477 | (4.1) | 116 | (2.4) | 361 | (5.5) |
Latino, Latina/Hispanic | 1361 | (11.8) | 891 | (18.2) | 470 | (7.1) |
Middle Easterner | 366 | (3.2) | 78 | (1.6) | 288 | (4.3) |
Other | 196 | (1.7) | 60 | (1.2) | 136 | (2.1) |
Prefer not to answer or no response | 569 | (4.9) | 219 | (4.5) | 350 | (5.3) |
Highest level of education completed | ||||||
Some high school, high school diploma, or equivalent | 350 | (3.0) | 119 | (2.4) | 231 | (3.5) |
Some college (no degree) | 982 | (8.5) | 473 | (9.7) | 509 | (7.7) |
Trade/technical school | 77 | (0.7) | 27 | (0.6) | 50 | (0.8) |
Associate degree | 1209 | (10.5) | 778 | (15.9) | 431 | (6.5) |
Bachelor’s degree or higher (eg, doctorate) | 8687 | (75.4) | 3434 | (70.1) | 5253 | (79.3) |
Prefer not to answer or no response | 217 | (1.9) | 68 | (1.4) | 149 | (2.2) |
Employment status | ||||||
Employed for an income | 7671 | (66.6) | 3366 | (68.7) | 4305 | (65.0) |
Working as a volunteer | 160 | (1.4) | 56 | (1.1) | 104 | (1.6) |
Not employed or not working | 2039 | (17.7) | 833 | (17.0) | 1206 | (18.2) |
Other | 1214 | (10.5) | 490 | (10.0) | 724 | (10.9) |
Prefer not to answer or no response | 438 | (3.8) | 154 | (3.1) | 284 | (4.3) |
Reason for taking the course | ||||||
Training | 846 | (7.3) | 272 | (5.6) | 574 | (8.7) |
Education | 6412 | (55.7) | 3782 | (77.2) | 2630 | (39.7) |
Personal growth | 3451 | (30.0) | 584 | (11.9) | 2867 | (43.3) |
Other or none of the above | 679 | (5.9) | 197 | (0.4) | 482 | (7.3) |
Not reported | 134 | (1.2) | 64 | (1.3) | 70 | (1.1) |