Table 1.
Characteristics of study focus group and interview participants
| 92 (%) | |
| Race | |
| Black | 83 (90%) |
| Non-black* | 9 (10%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic or Latina | 10 (11%) |
| Not Hispanic or Latina | 82 (89%) |
| Age Group | |
| < 50 years of age | 40 (43%) |
| 50+ years of age | 52 (57%) |
| Time since HIV Diagnosis† | |
| < 10 years | 26 (28%) |
| 10+ years | 60 (65%) |
| Unknown/Not Reported | 6 (7%) |
| Educational Level | |
| < High School/GED | 27 (29%) |
| High School/GED | 30 (33%) |
| Some College/Associate | 23 (25%) |
| College and above | 9 (10%) |
| Unknown/Not Reported | 3 (3%) |
| Monthly Income Range | |
| $1000 or less | 49 (53%) |
| $1001–2000 | 25 (27%) |
| $2001–3000 | 8 (9%) |
| $3001+ | 8 (9%) |
| Unknown/Not Reported | 2 (2%) |
| WIHS Location | |
| Atlanta, GA | 16 (17%) |
| Birmingham, AL | 19 (21%) |
| Brooklyn, NY | 14 (15%) |
| Chapel Hill, NCa | 14 (15%) |
| Chicago, IL | 18 (20%) |
| Jackson, MS | 11 (12%) |
* Includes women who responded ‘brown,’ ‘biracial,’ or ‘more than one race’
† Based on the time of interview.
a The UNC site enrolled 11 women in focus groups as well as 3 Hispanic/Latina women for in-depth interviews