Table 1.
Description of Focus Group Participants (N = 54)
| Characteristic | Result |
|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Female | 32 (59) |
| Male | 20 (37) |
| Other* | 2 (4) |
| Age, n (%)† | |
| 14 yr | 1 (2) |
| 15 yr | 17 (32) |
| 16 yr | 19 (35) |
| 17 yr | 13 (24) |
| 18 yr | 3 (6) |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | |
| White | 24 (44) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 (44) |
| Black or African American | 2 (4) |
| Asian and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 2 (4) |
| Multiracial‡ | 2 (4) |
| School grade level, n (%) | |
| 9th | 15 (28) |
| 10th | 24 (44) |
| 11th | 9 (17) |
| 12th | 6 (11) |
| Number of people <18 yr in household, n (%) | |
| 1 | 10 (19) |
| 2 | 24 (44) |
| 3 | 15 (28) |
| 4 | 4 (7) |
| 5 | 1 (2) |
* Two individuals selected “In another way” when asked how they identified. One answered “Nonbinary,” and the other answered “A bit male, female, and non-binary.”
† One participant did not provide their age.
‡ Two individuals selected more than 1 option for race/ethnicity. One selected “American Indian or Alaskan native,” “Black or African American,” “Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander,” and “White,” and the other selected “Black or African American” and “White.”