In-Person or Virtual Training?: Comparing the Effectiveness of Community-Based Training

Figures & data

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of participants (N = 613)

Characteristic	Full sample		Virtual		In-person
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Sex
Male	444	72.4	119	68.8	325	73.9
Female	169	27.6	54	31.2	115	26.1
Age
18–24 years	88	14.4	20	11.8	68	15.5
25–34 years	208	33.9	61	35.3	147	33.4
35–44 years	205	33.4	57	32.9	148	33.6
45–54 years	72	11.7	19	11.0	53	12.0
55 or older	40	6.5	16	9.2	24	5.5
Race^a
American Indian or Alaska Native	22	3.6	4	2.3	18	4.1
Asian	2	0.3	0	0	2	0.5
Black or African-American	102	16.6	35	20.2	67	15.2
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander	3	0.5	1	0.6	2	0.5
White	487	79.4	139	80.3	348	79.1
Other	33	5.4	7	4.0	26	5.9
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino	41	6.7	10	5.8	31	7.1
Not Hispanic or Latino	571	93.1	163	94.2	408	92.9
Monthly Income^b,d
less than $1,000	452	81.1	112	73.7	340	84.0
$1,001-$2,000	63	11.3	22	14.5	41	10.1
$2,000 or more	42	7.5	18	11.8	24	5.9
Education^c
No degree or diploma earned	73	11.9	16	10.3	57	13.9
HS Diploma or GED	277	48.9	81	52.3	196	47.7
Vocational/technical certification	58	9.5	12	7.7	46	11.2
Some college but no degree	103	16.8	26	16.8	77	18.7
Associate’s or higher	55	9.0	20	15.1	35	8.5
Psychological Distress^e
Low	211	35.3	57	34.3	154	35.7
Moderate	304	50.9	90	54.2	214	49.7
Severe	82	13.7	19	11.4	63	14.6

^aN = 649; this is a multiple response item to allow participants to self-identify as more than one race; participants could report more than one race

^bN = 557; 60 participants did not report income

^cN = 566; 51 participants did not report education

^dparticipant income was different by condition among respondents to the question, p < .05

^eN = 597