Table 1.

Demographics by Race and Time Posthysterectomy for Focus Group Participants

Characteristic	Total study population	Black race (n=12)			White race (n=11)
		0–6 months	6–24 months	24–60 months	0–6 months	6–24 months	24–60 months
Participated in focus group, n	24*	4	4	4	3	2	6
Completed postgroup survey, n	22†	2	3	5	3	2	6
Age, mean ± SD	49.63 ± 12.25	49.92 ± 10.40			49.18 ± 15.52
Years since surgery date, mean ± SD	1.69 ± 1.42	1.41 ± 1.19			2.10 ± 1.68
Marital status, n
Married	10	1	1	3	1	--	4
Divorced	6	1	--	1	1	1	2
Widowed	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Separated	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Never married	4	--	2	--	1	1	--
Partnered	1	--	--	1	--	--	--
Unknown	3	--	--	--	--	--	--
Income, n
<$25,000	4	--	1	--	1	1	1
$25,001–$50,000	2	--	--	1	--	--	1
$50,001–$75,000	5	--	--	3	1	1	--
<$75,000	4	--	--	1	1	--	2
Unknown	9	2	2	--	--	--	2
Education level, n
< High school	2	--	--	--	--	2	--
High school diploma/GED	4	--	1	--	2	--	1
Associate or technical degree	1	--	--	--	--	--	1
Bachelor’s degree	4	--	--	4	--	--	--
> Bachelor’s degree	3	--	--	1	1	--	1
Unknown	10	2	2	--	--	--	3
Structures removed, n
Ovary(ies)	11‡	1	3	2		1	3
Fallopian tube(s)	17‡	4	4	1	1	2	4
Cervix	13‡	2	2	1	3	1	3
Uterus	24‡	4	4	4	3	2	6
1 structure	4			2			2
2 structures	4	1		1	2
3 structures	11	3	3		1	2	2
4 structures	5‡		1	1			2

^*Includes 1 participant of unknown race from the “0–6 months since surgery” group.

^†Includes 1 participant of unknown race; excludes two participants who did not complete the questionnaire.

^‡Includes 1 participant of unknown race.

GED, general equivalency diploma; SD, standard deviation.