Table 1.

Characteristics of Senior and Focus Group Respondents

Seniors, n = 37
Age	n (%)
60–69	15 (41)
70–79	10 (27)
> 80	12 (32)
Gender
Female	27 (73)
Race/Ethnicity+
White	26 (70)
Black or African American	3 (8)
Hispanic	5 (13)
Other	1 (3)
Education+
Some high school or less	1 (3)
High school diploma or General Educational Development (GED)	10 (27)
Occasional college or some college	9 (24)
College degree	9 (24)
Professional or graduate degree	6 (16)
Some high school or less	1 (3)
Surgeons, n = 17
Gender
Male	14 (82)
Female	3 (18)
Surgical Specialty++
General Surgery	10 (59)
Vascular	4 (24)
Cardiothoracic	4 (24)
Neurosurgery	2 (12)

⁺Two seniors chose not to reply

⁺⁺Several surgeons selected more than one specialty