Table 1.

Participant characteristics

	Individual interviews (N=20)	Focus groups (3 groups, total N=19)
Age, years, mean (range)	52.3 (45–58)	53.4 (46–59)
Married or cohabitating, N(%)	12(60)	11 (61)*
Race / ethnicity, N(%)
White	8 (40)	13 (68)
Black	9 (45)	5 (26)
Other	3 (15)	1 (5)
College degree or higher education status, N(%)	9 (45)	12 (63)
Self-reported menopausal status, N(%)
Premenopausal	3 (15)	2 (10)
Perimenopausal	9 (45)	8 (42)
Postmenopausal	4 (20)	7 (36)
Not sure	4 (20)	2 (10)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual	20 (100)	17 (89)
Homosexual	0 (0)	1 (5)
Bisexual	0 (0)	0 (0)
Not sure	0 (0)	1 (5)

^*One woman did not answer the martial status question