Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of Focus Group Participantsa.
| Characteristic | Group 1 (n = 4) |
Group 2 (n = 9) |
Group 3 (n = 10) |
Total (N = 23) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 64.6 (10.2) | 69.3 (8.5) | 67.7 (14.1) | 68.1 (10.5) |
| Range | 46.2-71.9 | 51.1-79.7 | 48.8-84.2 | 46.2-84.2 |
| Sex, No. (%) | ||||
| Female | 1 (25) | 5 (56) | 4 (40) | 10 (43) |
| Male | 3 (75) | 4 (44) | 6 (60) | 13 (57) |
| Race, No. (%) | ||||
| African American | 1 (25) | 1 (11) | 0 | 2 (9) |
| White | 3 (75) | 8 (89) | 10 (100) | 21 (91) |
| Household income, No. (%) | ||||
| $0-$20 000 | 2 (50) | 0 | 0 | 2 (9) |
| $20 001-$50 000 | 1 (25) | 2 (22) | 3 (30) | 6 (26) |
| $50 001-$80 000 | 0 | 3 (33) | 3 (30) | 6 (26) |
| $80 001-$110 000 | 0 | 2 (22) | 2 (20) | 4 (17) |
| >$110 000 | 1 (25) | 2 (22) | 2 (20) | 5 (22) |
| Education, No. (%) | ||||
| High school or equivalent | 0 | 2 (22) | 3 (30) | 5 (22) |
| Some college | 1 (25) | 1 (11) | 2 (20) | 4 (17) |
| Associate degree | 2 (50) | 1 (11) | 1 (10) | 4 (17) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 0 | 1 (11) | 2 (20) | 3 (13) |
| Master’s degree | 1 (25) | 4 (44) | 1 (10) | 6 (26) |
| Doctoral degree | 0 | 0 | 1 (10) | 1 (4) |
| Area of residence, No. (%) | ||||
| Urban | 0 | 2 (22) | 2 (20) | 4 (17) |
| Suburban | 3 (75) | 6 (67) | 7 (70) | 16 (70) |
| Rural | 1 (25) | 1 (11) | 1 (10) | 3 (13) |
a
Group 1 included participants with consonant–vowel nucleus–consonant scores ranging from 0% to 34%; group 2 scores ranged from 36% to 66%; and group 3 scores ranged from 68% to 100%. No Hispanic or Latino, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, or Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander individuals participated in the focus groups.