Table 2.

Demographics of the questionnaire respondents

Demographics
RP diagnosis	15%: 0–5 yrs	16%: 5–10 yrs	25%: 10–20 yrs	27%: 20–30 yrs	17%: >30 yrs
Age	3%: <18 yrs	5%: 19–30 yrs	22%: 30–40 yrs	27%: 40–50 yrs	27%: 50–60 yrs	16%: >60 yrs
General health	26% excellent	36% very good	27% good	7% fair	2% poor
Income	13%: <$20,000	35%: $20–50,000	32%: $50–100,000	20%: >$100,000
Gender	52% female	48% male
Ethnicity	89% Caucasian	4% Asian		7% Hispanic or mixed
Country	65% USA	19% Australia/New Zealand		16% other countries
Location/Area	16% rural area	31% medium-sized city		53% major metropolitan area
Living situation	21% alone	77% with family		2% with friends
Marital status	22% single	65% married or living with partner		13% separated, divorced or widowed