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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2018 Dec 12;221:87–94. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.12.020

Table 1:

Sample Descriptions

Semi-Structured Interview Sample
White (n= 5) African American (n= 7) TOTAL (n=12)
Gender n(%)
Male 0(0) 5(71) 5(42)
Female 5(100) 2(29) 7(58)
Age Range (Mean) 27–71(46.2) 26–65(41.9) 26–71(43.8)
Education Level n(%)
High School or Less 1(20) 3(43) 4(33)
Some College 2(40) 2(28) 4(33)
4-Year Degree or Higher 2(40) 2(28) 4(33)
Focus Group Sample By Race
White (n= 27) African American(n= 64) TOTAL (n=91)
Gender n(%)
Male 10(37) 22(34) 32(35)
Female 17(63) 41(64) 58(64)
Other 0(0) 1(2) 1(1)
Age n(%)
18–29 4(15) 6(9) 10(11)
30–44 6(22) 16(25) 22(24)
45–59 3(11) 27(42) 30(33)
60+ 14(52) 15(23) 29(32)
Education n(%)
High School or Less 0(0) 20(31) 20(22)
Some College 6(22) 25(39) 31(34)
4-Year Degree or Higher 21(28) 19(30) 40(44)
Sample for In-Depth Individual Interviews
White (n=8) African American(n=8) TOTAL (n=16)
Gender n(%)
Female 4(50) 4(50) 8(50)
Male 4 (50) 4(50) 8(50)
Age Range(Mean) 24–67(44.8) 35–72(55) 24–72(49.3)
Education Level n(%)
High School or less 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)
Some College 1 (12.5) 1(12.5) 2(12.5)
4-Year Degree or Higher 7(87.5) 7(87.5) 14(87.5)