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Table 2 Participant characteristics, by focus groups

From: The H1N1 pandemic: media frames, stigmatization and coping

 

City A*

City B

City C

City D

Total

# of participants

16

9

10

11

46

Gender

     

 Female

9

6

6

8

63%

 Male

7

3

4

3

37%

Age

     

 Range

27-61 yrs

32-70 yrs

26-65 yrs

47-72 yrs

26-72 yrs

 Mean

45 yrs

53 yrs

45 yrs

61 yrs

51 yrs

Race/Ethnicity

     

 White

1

8

x

10

41%

 Black

13

x

x

x

28%

 Hispanic

2

1

10

x

28%

 Other

x

x

x

1

3%

Education

     

 < HS

7

x

x

x

15%

 HS

7

1

8

5

50%

 ≥ College

1

8

2

6

35%

Income

     

 HH < poverty level

8

1

2

5

35%

  1. *Two of the five focus groups were held in City A.