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. 2019 Feb 13;34(4):567–574. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-04844-8

Table 2.

Focus Group Participant Characteristics (n = 18)

Emergency department Primary care Overall
n = 10 n = 8 n = 18
Frequency (%)
Gender
 Male 6 (60.0) 1 (12.5) 7 (38.9)
 Female 4 (40.0) 7 (87.5) 11 (61.0)
Ethnicity
 Hispanic or Latino 0 (0.0) 1 (12.5) 1 (5.6)
 Non-Hispanic or Latino 10 (100.0) 7 (87.5) 17 (94.4)
Race
 Native American/Alaskan Native 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Asian 3 (30.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (16.7)
 Black or African American 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0 (0.0) 1 (12.5) 1 (5.6)
 White 7 (70.0) 6 (75.0) 13 (72.2)
 Other 0 (0.0) 1 (12.5)† 1 (5.6)
Age group
 39 years or younger 3 (30.0) 3 (37.5) 6 (33.3)
 40–49 years 3 (30.0) 3 (37.5) 6 (33.3)
 50–59 years 2 (20.0) 2 (25.0) 4 (22.2)
 60 years or older 2 (20.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (11.1)
Role
 Physician (MD) 9 (90.0) 6 (75.0) 15 (83.3)
 Physician assistant (PA) 1 (10.0) 2 (25.0) 3 (16.7)

†Participant self-reported as “Black and White”