Table 1.
Patient Judge Panel Demographics (n = 25)
| Demographics | n (%) |
| Age, mean (range), SD | 44.8 (36–50), 19.5 |
| Race | |
| White | 8 (32) |
| Black | 12 (48) |
| Asian | 2 (8) |
| Other | 2 (8) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic | 3 (12) |
| Non-Hispanic | 22 (88) |
| Female | 11 (44) |
| Marital status | |
| Married, or in domestic partnership | 7 (28) |
| Single (never married) | 15 (60) |
| Widowed | 2 (8) |
| Divorced | 1 (4) |
| Speaks English as primary language | 23 (92) |
| Household size, mean (SD) | 2.5a (1.4) |
| Household income | |
| < $10K | 4 (16) |
| $10–$24K | 4 (16) |
| $25–$49K | 4 (16) |
| $50–$99K | 4 (16) |
| > $100K | 4 (16) |
| Educational attainment | |
| Less than high school | 1 (4) |
| High school graduate | 10 (40) |
| College degree | 10 (40) |
| Postgraduate degree | 3 (12) |
| Has health insurance | 23 (92) |
| Literacy screening questions | |
| “Never” needs help reading medical instructions | 10 (40) |
| “Always” feels confident filling out medical forms | 10 (40) |
| “Never” has difficult understanding written information from a health care provider | 10 (40) |
| Patient-identified health status | |
| 1: excellent | 1 (4) |
| 2: very good | 6 (24) |
| 3: good | 9 (36) |
| 4: fair | 7 (28) |
| 5: poor | 1 (4) |
| Has primary care physician | 20 (80) |
| Health care utilization, mean (range) | |
| No. of hospital admissions | 0.7a (0–4) |
| No. of emergency department or urgent care visits | 1.9a (0–5) |
| No. of physician office visits | 8.0a (0–100) |
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At least 1 participant declined to answer.