Table 1.

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Focus Group and Cognitive Interview Participants

Characteristic	Focus Groups (n=34)	Cognitive Interviews (n=20)
Education*
Less than high school	1 (3)	0 (0)
High school diploma or equivalent	7 (21)	2 (10)
Some college	9 (26)	10 (50)
College degree or higher	16 (47)	8 (40)
Race and ethnicity*
Black	3 (9)	4 (20)
White	26 (76)	16 (80)
Hispanic	4 (12)	0 (0)
Bristol Stool Form Scale
Sausage-shaped but lumpy (Type 2)	5 (15)	2 (10)
Like sausage or snake with cracks on its surface (Type 3)	3 (9)	4 (20)
Like a sausage or snake, smooth and soft (Type 4)	10 (29)	6 (30)
Soft blobs with clear cut edges (Type 5)	5 (15)	3 (15)
Fluffy pieces with ragged edges, a mushy stool (Type 6)	9 (26)	5 (25)
Multiple options selected	2 (6)	0 (0)

Data are as n (%) unless otherwise specified.

^*One participant did not provide information on education, one participant responded “other” for Race.