Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of participants in the Medical Monitoring Qualitative Project (N=34).
| Characteristicsa | Values, n (%) | ||
| Age (years) | |||
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18 to 39 | 10 (29) | |
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40 to 49 | 9 (26) | |
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≥50 | 15 (44) | |
| Genderb | |||
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Male | 26 (76) | |
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Female | 7 (21) | |
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Transgender | 0 (0) | |
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Missingc | 1 (3) | |
| Race and ethnicity | |||
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Non-Hispanic Black or African American | 22 (65) | |
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Hispanic or Latinod | 2 (6) | |
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Non-Hispanic White | 7 (21) | |
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Another race or ethnicitye | 3 (8) | |
| Current US region of residencef | |||
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West | 7 (21) | |
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Midwest | 8 (24) | |
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Northeast | 7 (21) | |
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South | 12 (35) | |
aParticipant demographic data were obtained from the Medical Monitoring Project structured interview.
bGender was based on gender identity and sex assigned at birth. Transgender persons were defined as those who self-identified as transgender or who reported a gender identity different from sex assigned at birth.
cData were coded as missing because participants refused to answer.
dHispanic or Latino persons may be of any race. Persons are classified into only 1 race or ethnicity category.
eIncludes American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, or multiracial.
fRegions based on classification by United States Census Bureau and limited to Medical Monitoring Project jurisdictions: West (California, Oregon, and Washington), Midwest (Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan), Northeast (New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania), and South (Delaware, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, and Texas).