Table 2.
Characteristics of South Asian women participating in focus groups
| Characteristic |
N (%) 22 (100%) |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| 39–49 years | 9 (40.9) |
| 50–59 years | 9 (40.9) |
| 60–75 years | 4 (18.2) |
| Education | |
| College or some college | 7 (31.8) |
| Master’s | 12 (54.5) |
| Doctoral or Professional degree | 3 (13.6) |
| Employment | |
| Private | 11 (50.0) |
| Self-employed | 5 (22.7) |
| Government | 3 (13.6) |
| Homemaker | 3 (13.6) |
| Health insurance source | |
| Employer-sponsored | 18 (81.8) |
| Medicare | 4 (18.2) |
| Languages spoken other than English | |
| Hindi | 20 (90.9) |
| Gujarati | 8 (36.4) |
| Tamil | 6 (27.3) |
| Telugu | 4 (18.2) |
| Other (Marathi, Kutchi, Urdu, Malayalam, Punjabi) | 8 (36.4) |
| Language spoken with friends | |
| South Asian and English equally | 12 (54.5) |
| More or only English | 7 (31.8) |
| More or only South Asian | 3 (13.6) |
| Preferred language for media programming | |
| South Asian and English equally | 10 (45.5) |
| More or only English | 7 (31.8) |
| More or only South Asian | 5 (22.7) |
| Years lived in the U.S. Mean (SD), [Range] | 26.0 (11.7), [5–51] |
| Study recruitment method | |
| Community outreach and radio advertising | 10 (45.5) |
| Cooperative Extension programming | 7 (31.8) |
| Snowball | 5 (22.7) |
Notes: SD, standard deviation