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Table 1 Characteristics of sample: 40 women in 8 focus groups

From: Measuring the effect of intimate partner violence on health-related quality of life: a qualitative focus group study

Age: mean years (sd)

42.6 (10.6)

   Range

18–64

Race/Ethnicity n (%)

 

   African American

30 (79%)

   White

3 (8%)

   Latina

2 (5%)

   Multiracial/ethnic

3 (8%)

Employment n (%)

 

   Full-time

5 (13%)

   Part-time

6 (15%)

   Unemployed

28 (72%)

Marital Status n (%)

 

   Married

16 (41%)

   Divorced

4 (10%)

   Single

19 (49%)

Has at least 1 child n (%)

31 (78%)

Number children: mean (sd)

3.3 (1.7)

CTS Score: mean (sd)

111 (122)

   Range

0–380

WEB score: mean (sd)

32 (15)

   range (%> = 20)

0–50 (75%)

IPV prior to last year n (%)

17 (43%)

  1. %s may not sum to 100 due to rounding.
  2. Employment and marital status missing for 1 woman each; Race missing for 2.
  3. CTS = Conflict Tactics Scale
  4. WEB = Women's Experience with Battering Scale
  5. IPV = Intimate partner violence