Table 3.

Average socio-demographic characteristics of Bhutanese refugee participants from four focus group discussions (n = 40).

Background Characteristics	Average for all focus groups participants (n = 40)
Age	49 years (range:32–70)
Years in refugee camps in Nepal	19 years (range:17–21)
Years in the US/ Worcester	4 years (range:1–5)
Years of formal Education	3 years (range:1–4)
Self-reported English proficiency	Fluent (8%)Some (23%)Little (29%)None (40%)
Self-reported health status	Excellent (3%)Very Good (11%)Good (23%)Fair (49%)Poor (14%)