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. 2009 Dec 15;35(2):156–164. doi: 10.1007/s10900-009-9213-1

Table 1.

Data collection method and church leader characteristics

N (%)
Total recruited 58 (100)
Data collection method (language used) In-depth interviews (English & Korean) 21 (36)
Focus group 1 (Korean) 3 (5)
Focus group 2 (Korean) 15 (26)
Focus group 3 (English & Korean) 19 (33)
Gender Male 41 (76)
Female 17 (24)
Location of leader’s home church Los Angeles County 41 (71)
 Koreatown 11 (19)
 Outside of Koreatown 30 (52)
Outside of LA County 17 (29)
Position Pastors 33 (57)
Elders and deacons 9 (16)
Lay church health leadersa 7 (12)
Pastors and elders’ wives 5 (9)
Church officers (i.e., treasurer, secretary) 2 (3)
Church health program leaders 2 (3)

aDo not have church appointments but are known by the community to voluntarily lead various health activities