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. 2015 Feb 13;13:21. doi: 10.1186/s12955-015-0217-5

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of study subjects

Concept elicitation interviews Cognitive interviews
Adult N = 34 (100%) Adolescent N = 16 (100%) Adult N = 15 (100%) Adolescent N = 9 (100%)
Age (years):
 Mean (SD) 38.9 (13.0) 15.2 (1.6) 30.7 (9.7) 14.1 (2.2)
Gender:
 Male 13 (38.2%) 9 (56.3%) 2 (13.3%) 7 (77.8%)
 Female 21 (61.8%) 7 (43.8%) 13 (86.7%) 2 (22.2%)
Marital status:
 Married or living as married 14 (41.2%) --- 5 (33.3%) ---
 Widowed 1 (2.9%) --- 1 (6.7%) ---
 Divorced 5 (14.7%) --- 2 (13.3%) ---
 Never married 14 (41.2%) 16 (100.0%) 7 (46.7%) 9 (100.0%)
Education*:
 Elementary school --- 6 (37.5%) 2 (13.3%) 6 (66.7%)
 High school 3 (8.8%) 10 (62.5%) 1 (6.7%) 3 (33.3%)
 College 29 (85.3%) --- 10 (66.7%) ---
 Graduate or professional school 2 (5.9%) --- 2 (13.3%) ---
Employment outside home:
 Full-time 18 (52.9%) --- 7 (46.7%) ---
 Part-time 8 (23.5%) 2 (12.5%) 6 (40.0%) ---
 Retired 2 (5.9%) --- --- ---
 Not employed 6 (17.6%) 14 (87.5%) 2 (13.3%) 9 (100.0%)
Ethnic group:
 White (Non-Hispanic) 19 (55.9%) 8 (50.0%) 12 (80.0%) 5 (55.6%)
 Black/African American 12 (35.3%) 4 (25.0%) 1 (6.7%) ---
 Asian/Pacific Islander 1 (2.9%) 2 (12.5%) 2 (13.3%) ---
 Hispanic/Latino 2 (5.9%) 2 (12.5%) --- 4 (44.4%)

*Highest level for adults; current level for adolescents.