TABLE 1.
Focus Group Location and Composition
| Region Characteristics | Participant Characteristics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population of Town | Region of MT | N | Gender (men, women) | Age Range (in years) | Drive > 50 Miles per Week? | Focus Group No. |
| <500 | East | 6 | 2m, 4w | 18–25 | 6/6 yes | 3 |
| <500 | East | 7 | 3m, 4w | 18–23 | 7/7 yes | 4 |
| 1,200 | South Central | 3 | 2m, lw | 18–20 | 1/3 yes | 11 |
| 1,200 | West | 4 | lm, 3w | 18–20 | 4/4 yes | 5 |
| 3,200 | North | 9 | 5 m, 4w | All 18 | 9/9 yes | 9 |
| 4,500 | West | 8 | 3m, 4w | 18–24 | 6/7 yes | 7 |
| 10,000 | North | 5 | 3m, 2w | 18–20 | 3/5 yes | 10 |
| 35,000 | South Central | 11 | 9m, 2w | 18–24 | 7/11 yes | 8 |
| 42,000 | Southwest | 9 | 4m, 5w | 19–25 | 8/9 yes | 1 |
| 42,000 | Southwest | 3 | lm, 2w | 20–22 | 1/3 yes | 2 |
| 42,000 | Southwest | 7 | 2m, 5w | 20–24 | 3/7 yes | 6 |
Notes: Population sizes are approximate. One participant in focus group 7 arrived late and did not complete the survey. N = 72.