Table 2 Characteristics of participants in focus groups by race/ethnicity and for the total sample, New York, NY, 2013–2015
Characteristics | African American | Dominican | Puerto Rican | Total sample | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Participants | n = 72 | n = 69 | n = 53 | N = 194 |
|  | Focus groups | n = 8 | n = 8 | n = 8 | N = 24 |
Age (years) |  | mean = 68.3 | mean = 71.6 | mean = 68.5 | mean = 69.5 |
| Â | Standard deviation (SD) | SDÂ =Â 10.2 | SDÂ =Â 9.6 | SDÂ =Â 10.0 | SDÂ =Â 10.0 |
|  |  | range = 50–92 | range = 50–90 | range = 50–91 | range = 50–92 |
Age group | 50–54 | 11.1% (8) | 4.3% (3) | 13.2% (7) | 9.3% (18) |
55–59 | 6.9% (5) | 1.4% (1) | 7.5% (4) | 5.2% (10) | |
60–64 | 15.3% (11) | 20.3% (14) | 17.0% (9) | 17.5% (34) | |
65–69 | 20.8% (15) | 15.9% (11) | 11.3% (6) | 16.5% (32) | |
70–74 | 23.6% (17) | 15.9% (11) | 20.8% (11) | 20.1% (39) | |
75–79 | 8.3% (6) | 21.7% (15) | 18.9% (10) | 16.0% (31) | |
80–84 | 5.6% (4) | 11.6% (8) | 7.5% (4) | 8.2% (16) | |
85–89 | 4.2% (3) | 5.8% (4) | 0% (0) | 3.6% (7) | |
90 + | 4.2% (3) | 2.9% (2) | 3.8% (2) | 3.6% (7) | |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 44.4% (32) | 49.3 (34) | 45.3% (24) | 46.4% (90) | |
Female | 55.6% (40) | 50.7% (35) | 54.7% (29) | 53.6% (104) | |
Time of last dental visit | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Within past year | 54.2% (39) | 59.4% (41) | 47.2% (25) | 54.1% (105) | |
1–3 years ago | 26.4% (19) | 29.0% (20) | 26.4% (14) | 27.3% (53) | |
More than 3Â years ago | 19.4% (14) | 11.6% (8) | 26.4% (14) | 18.6% (36) | |
Primary language | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
English | 100% (72) | 0% (0) | 18.9% (10) | 42.3% (82) | |
Spanish | 0% (0) | 98.6% (68) | 49.1% (26) | 48.5% (94) | |
Both | 0% (0) | 1.4% (1) | 32.1% (17) | 9.3% (18) | |
Neighborhood of residence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Inwood | 4.2% (3) | 13.0% (9) | 1.9% (1) | 6.7 (13) | |
Washington Heights | 13.9% (10) | 58.0% (40) | 5.7% (3) | 27.3 (53) | |
East Harlem | 15.3% (11) | 5.8% (4) | 79.2% (42) | 29.4 (57) | |
Central Harlem | 30.6% (22) | 4.3% (3) | 5.7% (3) | 14.4 (28) | |
West Harlem | 20.8% (15) | 8.7% (6) | 3.8% (2) | 11.9 (23) | |
Other | 15.2% (11) | 10.1% (7) | 3.8% (2) | 10.3 (20) | |