Table 1. Focus Group Participant Characteristics by Emergency Department Site of Enrollmenta.
| Characteristic | Participants, No. (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site 1 | Site 2 | Site 3 | Site 4 | Site 5 | Site 6 | Total | |
| Participants | 5 (16.1) | 9 (29.0) | 6 (19.4) | 4 (12.9) | 5 (16.1) | 2 (6.5) | 31 (100) |
| Sex | |||||||
| Female | 0 | 3 (9.7) | 2 (6.5) | 3 (9.7) | 1 (3.2) | 2 (6.5) | 11 (35.5) |
| Male | 5 (16.1) | 6 (19.4) | 4 (12.9) | 1 (3.2) | 4 (12.9) | 0 | 20 (64.5) |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 48.5 (9.4) | 35.6 (12.5) | 41.4 (14.2) | 43.7 (9.7) | 40.9 (4.9) | 50.2 (5.7) | 43.4 (11.0) |
| Raceb | |||||||
| Asian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Black | 2 (6.5) | 4 (12.9) | 1 (3.2) | 1 (3.2) | 3 (9.7) | 0 | 11 (35.4) |
| Native American/American Indian | 0 | 1 (3.2) | 1 (3.2) | 2 (6.5) | 1 (3.2) | 0 | 5 (16.1) |
| White | 2 (6.5) | 5 (16.1) | 0 | 3 (9.7) | 1 (3.2) | 2 (6.5) | 13 (41.9) |
| Other | 1 (3.2) | 0 | 0 | 1 (3.2) | 0 | 0 | 2 (6.5) |
| Not provided | 0 | 0 | 4 (12.9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (12.9) |
| Ethnicity | |||||||
| Hispanic | 0 | 0 | 1 (3.2) | 0 | 1 (3.2) | 0 | 2 (6.5) |
| Non-Hispanic | 5 (16.1) | 9 (29.0) | 5 (16.1) | 4 (12.9) | 4 (12.9) | 2 (6.5) | 29 (93.5) |
| Education | |||||||
| Less than high school | 1 (3.2) | 0 | 2 (6.5) | 2 (6.5) | 3 (9.7) | 0 | 8 (25.8) |
| High school or GED | 0 | 6 (19.4) | 0 | 1 (3.2) | 2 (6.5) | 0 | 9 (29.0) |
| Some college | 2 (6.5) | 3 (9.7) | 2 (6.5) | 1 (3.2) | 0 | 2 (6.5) | 10 (32.3) |
| College graduate or higher | 2 (6.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (6.5) |
| Not provided | 0 | 0 | 2 (6.5) | 0 | 0 (3.2) | 0 | 2 (6.5) |
| Employment | |||||||
| Employed | 0 | 2 (6.5) | 2 (6.5) | 0 | 1 (3.2) | 1 (3.2) | 6 (19.4) |
| Temporary leave | 1 (3.2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3.2) |
| Unemployed, looking | 1 (3.2) | 6 (19.4) | 2 (6.5) | 3 (9.7) | 4 (12.9) | 1 (3.2) | 17 (54.8) |
| Retired | 1 (3.2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3.2) |
| Disability | 2 (6.5) | 1 (3.2) | 2 (6.5) | 1 (3.2) | 0 | 0 | 6 (19.4) |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Married | 0 | 0 | 2 (6.5) | 2 (6.5) | 0 | 0 | 4 (12.9) |
| Living with partner | 0 | 3 (9.7) | 1 (3.2) | 0 | 1 (3.2) | 0 | 5 (16.1) |
| Widowed | 1 (3.2) | 0 | 1 (3.2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (6.5) |
| Divorced | 1 (3.2) | 0 | 1 (3.2) | 0 | 1 (3.2) | 1 (3.2) | 4 (12.9) |
| Separated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Never married | 3 (9.7) | 5 (16.1) | 1 (3.2) | 2 (6.5) | 3 (9.7) | 1 (3.2) | 15 (48.4) |
| Not provided | 0 | 1 (3.2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3.2) |
Abbreviation: GED, general educational development.
a
Sites 1 through 4 were academic centers; site 5, a public safety net hospital; and site 6, a rural critical access hospital.
b
Multiple participants selected more than 1 race, with 2 selecting other.