Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of participants
| Variable | Participants (N=116) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot FG (N=19) |
Low-income Female (N=26) |
Mid-income Female (N=26) |
Low-income Male (N=28) |
Mid-income Male (N=17) |
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| Respondent type | ||||||||||
| Personal Experience | 11 | 58 | 14 | 54 | 10 | 38 | 13 | 46 | 8 | 47 |
| Family member or friend | 2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 12 |
| Both personal and family/friend | 6 | 32 | 10 | 38 | 13 | 50 | 10 | 36 | 7 | 41 |
| Female sex | 13 | 68 | 26 | 100 | 26 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Age, years | ||||||||||
| 25–45 | 9 | 47 | 10 | 38 | 18 | 69 | 13 | 46 | 4 | 24 |
| 46–64 | 9 | 47 | 16 | 62 | 8 | 31 | 15 | 54 | 13 | 76 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| White | 8 | 42 | 17 | 65 | 16 | 62 | 15 | 54 | 14 | 82 |
| African-American/Black | 4 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 6 |
| Latino | 3 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 6 |
| Asian | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 6 |
| Educational Attainment | ||||||||||
| Some high school | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 6 |
| High school graduate/GED | 4 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 12 |
| Technical school/some college | 8 | 42 | 11 | 42 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 36 | 5 | 29 |
| College graduate | 3 | 16 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 62 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 35 |
| Postgraduate | 3 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| Annual household income (US Dollars) | ||||||||||
| >80,000 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
| 50,001–80,000 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 41 |
| <=50,000 | 13 | 68 | 25 | 96 | 15 | 58 | 28 | 100 | 6 | 35 |
| Regularly practice religion/participate in religious community |
10 | 53 | 14 | 54 | 11 | 42 | 11 | 39 | 8 | 47 |
| In general, would you say your health is…?* | ||||||||||
| Excellent | 2 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 6 |
| Very good | 4 | 21 | 7 | 27 | 14 | 54 | 6 | 21 | 10 | 59 |
| Good | 8 | 42 | 9 | 35 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 32 | 4 | 23 |
| Fair | 4 | 21 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 12 |
| Poor | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Have any kind of health coverage | 14 | 74 | 18 | 69 | 23 | 88 | 20 | 71 | 14 | 82 |
| Did not see a doctor in the past 12 months because of costs |
9 | 47 | 15 | 58 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 36 | 3 | 18 |
| Have a particular person or place to go to when sick or need health advice |
17 | 89 | 22 | 85 | 22 | 85 | 25 | 89 | 14 | 82 |
| Needed help in the last 12 months for emotional or mental health issues |
15 | 79 | 22 | 85 | 19 | 73 | 25 | 89 | 14 | 82 |
| Treated for emotional or mental health issues in the last 12 months |
10 | 53 | 17 | 65 | 15 | 58 | 19 | 68 | 11 | 60 |
| (If yes) How beneficial was the treatment you received? |
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| Not at all beneficial | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Somewhat beneficial | 6 | 60 | 9 | 53 | 6 | 35 | 7 | 37 | 7 | 64 |
| Beneficial | 3 | 30 | 8 | 47 | 9 | 53 | 11 | 58 | 4 | 36 |
*
Some percentages do not add up to 100% due to rounding