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. 2015 Feb 12;15:128. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1482-2

Table 2.

Metis focus group participant characteristics

Overall % Winnipeg Rural/Remote
(n = 128) (n = 56) (n = 72)
Gender
 Men (n = 44) 34% (n = 17) 30% (n = 27) 38%
 Women (n = 84) 66% (n = 39) 70% (n = 45) 63%
Age (years)
 18-34 (n = 34) 27% (n = 21) 38% (n = 13) 18%
 35-54 (n = 37) 30% (n = 15) 27% (n = 22) 31%
 55+ (n = 57) 45% (n = 20) 36% (n = 37) 51%
Education*
 Less than Grade 5 (n = 10) 8% (n = 5) 9% (n = 5) 7%
 Grade 5-10 (n = 50) 39% (n = 17) 30% (n = 33) 46%
 Grade 11-12 (n = 45) 35% (n = 19) 34% (n = 26) 36%
 Some University/College (n = 9) 7% (n = 5) 9% (n = 4) 6%
 University or College Degree (n = 5) 4% (n = 4) 7% (n = 1) 1%
 Postgraduate Degree (n = 1) 1% (n = 1) 2% (n = 0)
Household Income (Can $)*
 0 – 20 000 (n = 69) 54% (n = 30) 54% (n = 39) 54%
 20 001 – 50 000 (n = 32) 25% (n = 14) 25% (n = 18) 25%
 50 001 – 80 000 (n = 4) 3% (n = 1) 2% (n = 3) 4%
 80 001+ (n = 2) 2% (n = 1) 2% (n = 3) 4%
2009 H1N1 Vaccine (yes)** (n = 72) 56% (n = 26) 46% (n = 46) 64%
2010 Seasonal Flu Vaccine (yes)*** (n = 46) 39% (n = 18) 32% (n = 28) 44%

*21 Participants out of all focus groups only partially filled out demographic questionnaires. All data received is shown here.

**2009 H1N1 vaccination status is only known for 126 participants.

***This total only includes responses of the 119 participants who took part in the 2010 focus groups. Of the 9 new participants who took part in the 2 co-interpretive focus groups in 2013, 3 said that they intended to receive the 2013 seasonal flu vaccine. The remaining 6 said they did not intend to receive it. The other 11 participants in the co-interpretive 2013 focus groups were present in 2010 and their responses are included in the 2010 Seasonal flu vaccine totals. The 39% vaccination rate for 2010 seasonal flu vaccine is thus out of a denominator of 119.