Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of the Phase 1 and Phase 2 Samples

	Phase 1	Phase 2
	Qualitative	Quantitative (n=686)
	(n=30)	On Menses (n=260)	Off Menses (n=426)
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Race
White	20 (66.6)	159 (61.2)	305 (71.6)
Black or African American	2 (6.7)	50 (19.2)	41 (9.6)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1 (3.3)	5 (1.9)	6 (1.4)
Asian	4 (13.3)	29 (11.2)	25 (5.9)
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0 (0)	1 (0.4)	2 (0.5)
Other	1 (3.3)	5 (1.9)	21 (4.9)
More than One Race	2 (6.7)	6 (2.3)	19 (4.5)
Prefer not to answer	0 (0)	5 (1.9)	7 (1.6)
Ethnicity
Hispanic, Spanish, or Latino	2 (6.7)	22 (8.5)	61 (14.3)
Not Hispanic, Spanish, or Latino	28 (93.3)	237 (91.2)	362 (85.0)
Prefer not to answer	0 (0)	1 (0.4)	3 (0.7)
Education Level Completed
8th grade or less	0 (0)	3 (1.2)	8 (1.9)
Some high school	2 (6.7)	16 (6.2)	68 (16.0)
High school degree or GED	5 (23.3)	49 (18.8)	83 (19.5)
Some college	10 (33.3)	83 (31.9)	107 (25.5)
2-year college degree	1 (3.3)	26 (10.0)	44 (10.3)
4-year college degree	8 (26.7)	63 (24.2)	87 (20.4)
Postgraduate degree	4 (13.3)	20 (7.7)	24 (5.6)
Prefer not to answer	0 (0)	0 (0.0)	5 (1.2)
Employment1
Full-time	8 (26.7)	108 (41.5)	126 (29.6)
Self employed	1 (3.3)	13 (5.0)	21 (4.9)
Part-time	2 (6.7)	31 (11.9)	64 (15.0)
Student	18 (60.0)	49 (18.8)	112 (26.3)
Homemaker	1 (3.3)	37 (14.2)	63 (14.8)
Unemployed	0 (0)	26 (10.0)	60 (14.1)
No answer	0 (0)	2 (0.8)	6 (1.4)
Other Gynecologic Conditions1
Endometriosis	1 (3. 3)	14 (5.4)	19 (4.5)
Uterine fibroids	1 (3.3)	12 (4.6)	9 (2.1)
Pelvic Inflammatory disease	1 (3.3)	9 (3.5)	10 (2.3)
Polycystic ovary syndrome	1 (3.3)	18 (6.9)	15 (3.5)

¹Participants could select more than one category.