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Published in final edited form as: Qual Life Res. 2008 Oct 12;17(10):1239–1246. doi: 10.1007/s11136-008-9402-x

Table 4.

Characteristics of Cognitive Interview participants (N = 22)

Mean Age in years	63.5 (SD = 11.6)
% Female	55%
Reported Race	50% White
	50% Black
Education
• ≤ High school graduate	50% (n = 11)
• Some college/technical degree	18% (n = 4)
• College graduate (BA, BS)	14% (n = 3)
• Advanced degree (MA, MD, PHD)	18% (n = 4)
Reported Ethnicity	0% Latino/Hispanic
Median Number of Reported Medical Diagnoses	3 (range 1 to 9)
Most Frequently Reported Medical Diagnoses	Arthritis (n = 16, 73%)
	Heart Disease (n = 10, 45%)
	Chronic Pain (n = 9, 41%)