Table 2.

Characteristics of Focus Group Participants (N=27)

Participant Characteristic	MEAN	RANGE	FREQUENCY	PERCENT
Age (in years)	56.5	43–77
Gender:
male			6	22.2
female			21	77.8
Born in the U.S.?
no			19	70.4
yes			8	29.6
At least one parent born in the U.S.?
no			16	59.3
yes			11	40.7
Diagnosed w/ diabetes? no yes
no			19	70.4
yes			8	29.6
Attended DSME in past?
no			17	63.0
yes			9	33.3
no answer			1	3.7
Preferred language:
Spanish			18	66.7
English			9	33.3