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. 2015 Aug 12;4(3):e103. doi: 10.2196/resprot.4591

Table 3.

eDelphi panelists’ sociodemographic characteristics (n=37).a

Demographic variable
Patients
n (%)
Informal caregivers
n (%)
Clinicians
n (%)
Researchers
n (%)
Unidentifiedb
n (%)
Sex






Female 11 (47.8) 3 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (50.0) 2 (33.3)

Male 11 (47.8) 0 (0.0) 2 (100.0) 3 (50.0) 1 (16.6)

Other 1 (4.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Race/ Ethnicity






White 15 (65.2) 3 (100.0) 1 (50.0) 5 (83.3) 2 (33.3)

Black/African American 6 (26.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (16.6)

Hispanic or Latino 3 (13.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (16.6)

Other 3 (13.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (50.0) 1 (16.6) 1 (16.6)
Highest grade completed





Less than a high-school degree 2 (8.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (16.6) 2 (8.7)

High-school/general educational development 5 (21.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)

Some collegec 16 (69.5) 3 (100.0) 2 (100.0) 6 (100.0) 1 (16.6)
Household income






<US$ 25,000 18 (78.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)

US$ 25,000-US$ 49,999 4 (17.3) 1 (33.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (50.0)

>US$ 50,000 0 (0.0) 1 (33.3) 2 (100.0) 6 (100.0) 0 (0.0)
Marital status






Married or widowed 7 (30.4) 1 (33.3) 2 (100.0) 5 (83.3) 2 (33.3)

Divorced 8 (34.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)

Separated 4 (17.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (16.6) 0 (0.0)

Never married 4 (17.3) 2 (66.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (16.6)

aPanelists identified with more than 1 stakeholder group (n=3).

bThree (n=3) individuals who did not identify their stakeholder role did not provide any demographic information.

cSome college is defined as completing at least 1 year of coursework in the college/university setting.