Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of focus group participants.
| Characteristic | Participants (n=16) |
Caregivers (n=11) |
|
| Gender | |||
| Female | 12 | 5 | |
| Male | 4 | 6 | |
| Age range, in years | |||
| 12-17 | 3 | 0 | |
| 18-24 | 3 | 0 | |
| 25-34 | 3 | 0 | |
| 35-44 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45-54 | 5 | 1 | |
| 55-65 | 2 | 10 | |
| Range | 15-62 | 45-64 | |
| Mean (SD) | 34.7 (17.4) | 51.1(6.6) | |
| Race | |||
| White | 15 | 11 | |
| Asian | 1 | 0 | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic | 1 | 0 | |
| Non-Hispanic | 15 | 11 | |
| Education | |||
| Some high school | 4 | 0 | |
| High school graduate | 3 | 0 | |
| Some college | 1 | 1 | |
| Trade/Technical/Vocational | 0 | 2 | |
| Associate’s degree | 0 | 1 | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 7 | 3 | |
| Master’s degree | 1 | 3 | |
| Doctoral degree | 0 | 1 | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 13 | 2 | |
| In a committed relationship | 3 | 7 | |
| Divorced/Separated | 0 | 2 |
|
| Residence | |||
| Urban | 7 | 3 | |
| Suburban/Rural | 9 | 8 | |