Table 2.

Characteristics of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine focus group participants^*

	Healthcare Providers (n=37)	Community Leaders (n=31)	Parents (n=19)	Women (n=27)
Age (years)
Mean (S.D.)	48 (10)	48 (10)	36 (5)	23 (2)
Range	30 – 72	21 – 69	26 – 47	19 – 26
Race
White, non-Hispanic	33	22	16	25
White, Hispanic	0	0	1	1
Black, non-Hispanic	0	4	0	0
Marital status
Single	0	7	4	16
Married	30	21	11	11
Separated/Divorced/Widowed	6	3	4	0
Education
< High school	0	0	6	10
High school	3	10	5	10
> High school	33	21	7	7
HPV Knowledge Score (0–14)
Mean (S.D.)	11.2 (2.1)**	8.9 (2.5)	6.6 (3.9)	7.2 (4.2)
Range	6–14	4–13	0–14	0–14

S.D.:Standard Deviation

^*Note: Frequencies may not sum to sample size total due to missing data.

^**Healthcare providers had significantly better HPV knowledge scores than community leaders (p=0.018), parents (p<0.001), and women (p<0.001)