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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 2.
Published in final edited form as: Challenge (Atlanta Ga). 2007;13(2):61–97.

Table 1.

Selected Participant Characteristics

Characteristic (n=175) Frequency Percent
Gender
Male 53 30.3
Female 121 69.1
Transgender (Male to Female) 1 0.6
Age (missing = 1)
18 to 25 37 21.3
26 to 35 45 25.9
36 to 45 31 17.8
46 to 55 38 21.8
≥56 years 23 13.2
Education (highest level completed)
K-8 or high school 59 33.7
Post-secondary education 116 66.3
Sexual Orientation (missing=3)
Heterosexual 147 85.5
LGBTQ 25 14.5
Motivation for attendance (missing=6)
Scientific/Medical Information 58 34.3
Volunteer Opportunities 17 10.1
Obligation to Community 39 23.1
Meet Others With Same Concerns 21 12.4
Other reasons, not specified 22 13.0
Multiple reasons, specified 12 7.1
Rating of Study Site (missing=4)
Excellent/Outstanding 99 57.9
Good/Very Good 68 39.8
Fair/Poor 3 1.8
No opinion 1 0.6
Rating of Event (missing=10)
Exceeds expectations 59 35.8
Meets expectations 98 59.4
Does not meet expectations 8 4.8