Table 1.
Focus Group Participant Demographics.
| Demographicsa | |
|---|---|
| Age (n = 309) | |
| Mean | 47 |
| Range | 25–65 |
| Highest level of education (n = 306) | |
| Elementary school | 3 (1.0%) |
| Middle school | 15 (4.9%) |
| High school | 205 (67.0%) |
| Associate degree/tech college | 46 (15.0%) |
| BA/BS | 27 (8.8%) |
| Graduate degree | 5 (1.6%) |
| Other/trade school | 5 (1.6%) |
| Employment status (n = 299) | |
| Employed | 65 (21.7%) |
| Unemployed | 234 (78.3%) |
| Retired | 1 (0.3%) |
| Annual household income (n = 299) | |
| <$20,000 | 235 (78.6%) |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 43 (14.4%) |
| $40,001–$60,000 | 15 (5.0%) |
| $60,001–$80,000 | 4 (1.3%) |
| >$80,000 | 2 (0.7%) |
| Health insurance status (n = 247) | |
| Private | 22 (8.9%) |
| Medicaid | 48 (19.4%) |
| Veterans benefits | 19 (7.7%) |
| More than one type of insurance | 7 (2.8%) |
| Uninsured | 151 (61.1%) |
| Has primary care physician (n = 242) | |
| Yes | 125 (51.7%) |
| No | 117 (48.3%) |
| Has seen a physician in past 12 months(n = 307) | |
| Yes | 217 (70.7%) |
| No | 90 (29.3%) |
a
The n varies for some questions due to nonresponse. Overall N = 310.