Table 1 |
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| Sociodemographic data for the 80 respondents according to research phase | |||
| Characteristics | Phase I N (%) | Phase III N (%) | TOTAL N |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 19 (47.5) | 27 (67.5) | 46 |
| Female | 21 (52.5) | 13 (32.5) | 34 |
| Education | |||
| Primary | 4 (10.0) | 4 (10.0) | 8 |
| High School | 17 (42.5) | 18 (45.0) | 35 |
| College | 18 (45.0) | 18 (45.0) | 36 |
| NR | 1 (2.5) | 0 (0) | 1 |
| Socioeconomic class1 | |||
| A | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 |
| B | 11 (27.5) | 4 (10.0) | 15 |
| C | 28 (70.0) | 24 (60.0) | 52 |
| D | 1 (2.5) | 9 (22.5) | 10 |
| E | 0 (0) | 3 (7.5) | 3 |
| Number of studies | |||
| 1 | 24 (60.0) | 26 (65.0) | 50 |
| 2 | 1 (2.5) | 11 (27.5) | 12 |
| 3 | 9 (22.5) | 2 (5.0) | 11 |
| 4 or more | 6 (15.0) | 1 (2.5) | 7 |
| Age (years) | |||
| ≤ 20 | 1 (2.5) | 0 (0) | 1 |
| 21 - 30 | 19 (47.5) | 1 (2.5) | 20 |
| 31 - 40 | 11 (27.5) | 4 (10.0) | 15 |
| 41 - 50 | 8 (20.0) | 14 (35.0) | 22 |
| 51 - 60 | 0 (0) | 9 (22.5) | 9 |
| 61 or more | 0 (0) | 12 (30.0) | 12 |
| NR | 1 (2.5) | 0 (0) | 1 |
NR= No Response.
1A was the highest economic strata. Mean family income (MFI) at the E-level of the ABEP index is very low (below a 'living wage' level considered acceptable for families in the US), whereas a D-level family enjoys a MFI value roughly 1.5 times the E-level MFI. The C-level MFI is roughly 2–3 times the E-level value, A-level and B-level is approximately 27 times and 9 times the E-level MFI value respectively.
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