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Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of African–American, Latino and non‐Latino White San Francisco Bay Area focus group participants

Demographic characteristic Ethnic group χ 2 (P‐value)
African–American (N = 61) [n (%)] Latino (N = 45) [n (%)] Non‐Latino White (N = 55) [n (%)]
Age [years; mean (SD)] 50.6 (18.0) 52.2 (20.1) 41.5 (23.2) 30.3 (0.0001)
 18–35 10 (17) 12 (27) 31 (56)
 36–59 32 (54) 13 (29) 8 (15)
 60–92 17 (29) 20 (44) 16 (29)
Years of education [mean (SD)] 12.2 (2.1) 9.8 (5.7) 15.2 (3.2) 68.7 (<0.0001)
 Less than high school 18 (30) 14 (61) 6 (11)
 High school diploma 28 (46) 3 (13) 8 (14)
 Some college or technical school 8 (13) 2 (9) 13 (24)
 College graduate and higher 7 (11) 4 (17) 28 (51)
Sex 1.2 (0.553)
 Men 33 (54) 27 (60) 27 (49)
 Women 28 (46) 18 (40) 28 (51)
Marital status 7.5 (0.024)
 Married or living with someone 14 (23) 14 (31) 5 (9)
 Single, divorced or widowed 47 (77) 31 (69) 49 (91)
Employment status 21.2 (<0.0001)
 Employed 28 (49) 14 (35) 44 (80)
 Unemployed 29 (51) 26 (65) 11 (20)
Insurance 23.2 (0.0001)
 Private 10 (19) 11 (27) 21 (47)
 Public 35 (67) 14 (34) 20 (44)
 Uninsured 7 (14) 16 (39) 4 (9)
Birthplace 99.9 (0.0001)
 US born 57 (98) 4 (9) 45 (82)
 Foreign born 1 (2) 41 (91) 10 (18)
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