Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants
Survey [n = 183 | Interviews [n = 30] | Focus groups [n = 49] | |
|---|---|---|---|
Frequency (percentage) | |||
Race/Ethnicity | |||
African-American | 120 (65.6) | 29 (96.7) | 32 (65.3) |
African (+Jamaican) | 40 (22.9) | 1 (3.3) | 12 (24.5) |
Bi/Multi-racial | 23 (12.5) | 4 (8.2) | |
Sex | |||
Male | 90 (49.2) | 14 (46.7) | 23 (46.9) |
Female | 91 (49.7) | 16 (53.3) | 26 (53.1) |
No response | 2 (1.1) | ||
Education | |||
Middle/High School | 64 (35.0) | 13 (43.3) | 14 (28.6) |
College (+ some credit) | 100 (54.6) | 15 (50.0) | 31 (63.2) |
Grad Studies | 17 (9.3) | 2 (6.7) | 3 (6.1) |
No response | 2 (1.1) | ||
Employment | |||
Unemployed | N/A | 12 (40.0) | 18 (36.7) |
Employed (PT) | 7 (23.3) | 14 (28.6) | |
Employed (FT) | 8 (26.7) | 8 (16.3) | |
Self-employed | 3 (10.0) | 2 (4.1) | |
Retired | 6 (12.2) | ||
Marital Status | |||
Single (Never Married) | N/A | 18 (60.0) | 36 (73.5) |
Married | 4 (13.3) | 9 (18.4) | |
Divorced | 5 (16.7) | 1 (2.0) | |
Widowed | 3(10.0) | 3 (6.1) | |
Age | |||
Mean | 43.4 | 45.1 | 32.5 |
Median | 42.0 | 44.0 | 21.0 |
Range | 18–81 | 24–66 | 13–80 |