Table 1.
Socio-demographic Characteristics of Community Members (n = 85) and Healthcare Providers (n = 11) Participating in the Focus Groups
| Members (n = 85) | Providers (n = 11) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Age, in years | ||||
| 20–29 | 5 | 6.1 | ||
| 30–39 | 11 | 13.4 | 7 | 63.6 |
| 40–49 | 11 | 13.4 | 2 | 18.2 |
| 50–59 | 29 | 35.4 | 1 | 9.1 |
| 60–69 | 15 | 18.3 | 1 | 9.1 |
| 70 or older | 11 | 13.4 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 30 | 35.3 | 5 | 45.0 |
| Female | 55 | 64.7 | 6 | 55.0 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| American Indian | 82 | 96.5 | 1 | 9.1 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 10 | 90.1 | ||
| Other | 3 | 3.5 | ||
| Tribal affiliation | ||||
| Zuni | 82 | 96.5 | ||
| Non-Zuni | 3 | 3.5 | ||
| Speak Ashiwi awan benawe (Zuni language) | ||||
| Always | 34 | 41.0 | ||
| Often | 31 | 37.4 | ||
| Seldom | 16 | 19.3 | ||
| Never | 2 | 2.4 | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Married or living together | 31 | 37.4 | ||
| Single (divorced, widowed, separated, never married) | 52 | 62.7 | ||
| Education level | ||||
| Some high school or less | 19 | 22.4 | ||
| High school graduate | 28 | 32.9 | ||
| Some college | 36 | 42.4 | ||
| College graduate | 2 | 2.4 | 11 | 100.0 |
| Employment status | ||||
| Not in the workforce (retired, student, homemaker, unable to work, not seeking work) | 19 | 23.5 | ||
| In the workforce (employed, self-employed, unemployed) | 62 | 76.5 | 11 | 100.0 |
| Medical specialty | ||||
| Family medicine | 9 | 81.8 | ||
| Internal medicine | 2 | 18.2 | ||
| Years in medical practice | ||||
| < 5 | 6 | 54.5 | ||
| 5–10 | 2 | 18.2 | ||
| > 10 | 3 | 27.3 | ||
| Health insurance status* | ||||
| Private | 3 | 3.5 | ||
| Medicare | 19 | 22.4 | ||
| Medicaid | 63 | 74.1 | ||
| Other | 5 | 5.9 | ||
| No health insurance | 2 | 2.4 | ||
| Received care through the Indian Health Service | 20 | 23.5 | ||
Percentages are of valid responses. Not all total equal 100% because of rounding error
* Participants could provide multiple responses