Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of focus group participants (n = 43).
| Characteristic | Percent (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 20.9 |
| Female | 79.1 |
| Race | |
| White | 90.7 |
| Black | 4.6 |
| Asian | 2.3 |
| Native American | 2.3 |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic | 9.3 |
| Non-Hispanic | 90.7 |
| Age (years) | |
| 18–29 | 2.3 |
| 30–39 | 20.1 |
| 40–49 | 18.6 |
| 50–59 | 37.2 |
| 60–69 | 16.3 |
| ≥70 | 4.7 |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 48.8 |
| Divorced | 14 |
| Living with a partner | 9.3 |
| Never married | 11.6 |
| Unknown | |
| Education | 16.3 |
| High school | 4.7 |
| Some college | 2.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 48.8 |
| Graduate degree | 27.9 |
| Unknown | 16.3 |
| Employment | |
| Full-time | 2.3 |
| Part-time | 9.3 |
| Disabled | 67.4 |
| Retired | 4.7 |
| Unknown | 16.3 |
| In bed most of the time | |
| Yes | 42 |
| No | 39.5 |
| Unknown | 18.6 |
| Years since symptom onset | |
| <5 | 25.6 |
| 5–9 | 25.6 |
| 10–14 | 18.6 |
| ≥15 | 30.2 |
| Area of country | |
| West | 25.6 |
| Midwest | 20.9 |
| South | 30.2 |
| East | 23.3 |