Table 1.
Demographics of the cancer needs assessment focus group participants (N=51) compared to state-level demographics (N=4,449,052).
| Demographic variables | Sample | State of Kentucky | |
| Age (y), median | 49.0 | 39.1 | |
| Sex or gender identity, n (%) | |||
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Female | 40 (78.4) | 2,258,130 (50.8) |
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Male | 11 (21.6) | 2,190,922 (49.2) |
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Nonbinary | 0 (0) | —a |
| Rural or urban residencyb, n (%) | |||
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Urban (metro) county | 33 (64.7) | 2,619,409 (58.9) |
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Rural (nonmetro) county | 18 (35.3) | 1,829,643 (41.1) |
| Appalachian County | 7 (13.7) | 1,165,722 (26.2) | |
| Race and ethnicityc, n (%) | |||
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American Indian | 2 (3.9) | 9386 (0.2) |
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Asian | 2 (3.9) | 65,191 (1.5) |
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Black | 11 (21.6) | 358,928 (8.1) |
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Hispanic or Latino | 1 (2) | 162,994 (3.7) |
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White | 35 (68.6) | 3,868,479 (87) |
| LGBTQ+d identity | 4 (7.8) | — | |
aNot available.
bDetermined by the county-level rural-urban continuum codes; a code ≥4 represents a rural county.
cResponses are not mutually exclusive because the participants could choose more than one.
dLGBTQ+: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other minority.