Table 1. Sociodemographic Characteristics of American Indian and Alaska Native Women (N = 53) From Three Tribal Communities Participating in Focus Groups for a Storytelling Intervention Addressing Oral Health, Northern California, September 2012–February 2014.
| Characteristic | Na |
|---|---|
| Education | |
| ≤High school diploma or general equivalency degree | 21 |
| Some college | 31 |
| Employment | |
| Employed full-time or part-time | 21 |
| Unemployed (includes students, homemakers, the disabled) | 29 |
| Annual household income ≤$20,000 | 25 |
| Relationship status | |
| Married or living with partner | 31 |
| Divorced, separated, or never married | 19 |
| Age of participating mothers, y | |
| 18–23 | 13 |
| 24–29 | 17 |
| 30–34 | 11 |
| 35–51 | 11 |
| Mother reported fair or poor overall oral health for: | |
| Self | 28 |
| Child | 10 |
| Mother reported dental insurance available for: | |
| Self | 45 |
| Child | 45 |
| Mother’s last dental visit was within the past 12 months | 37 |
| Time since child's last routine checkup or cleaning | |
| Within past year | 36 |
| More than 1 year ago but less than 2 years ago | 6 |
| Mother reported a time in prior year when child needed dental care, but could not get it | 6 |
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Not all counts sum to 53 for items with multiple response categories because some participants did not respond to each item or not all response categories are shown.