Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study subjects
From: Symptoms and markers of symptom severity in asthma—content validity of the asthma symptom diary
Concept elicitation interviews | Cognitive interviews | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adult N = 34 (100%) | Adolescent N = 16 (100%) | Adult N = 15 (100%) | Adolescent N = 9 (100%) | |
Age (years): | ||||
Mean (SD) | 38.9 (13.0) | 15.2 (1.6) | 30.7 (9.7) | 14.1 (2.2) |
Gender: | ||||
Male | 13 (38.2%) | 9 (56.3%) | 2 (13.3%) | 7 (77.8%) |
Female | 21 (61.8%) | 7 (43.8%) | 13 (86.7%) | 2 (22.2%) |
Marital status: | ||||
Married or living as married | 14 (41.2%) | --- | 5 (33.3%) | --- |
Widowed | 1 (2.9%) | --- | 1 (6.7%) | --- |
Divorced | 5 (14.7%) | --- | 2 (13.3%) | --- |
Never married | 14 (41.2%) | 16 (100.0%) | 7 (46.7%) | 9 (100.0%) |
Education*: | ||||
Elementary school | --- | 6 (37.5%) | 2 (13.3%) | 6 (66.7%) |
High school | 3 (8.8%) | 10 (62.5%) | 1 (6.7%) | 3 (33.3%) |
College | 29 (85.3%) | --- | 10 (66.7%) | --- |
Graduate or professional school | 2 (5.9%) | --- | 2 (13.3%) | --- |
Employment outside home: | ||||
Full-time | 18 (52.9%) | --- | 7 (46.7%) | --- |
Part-time | 8 (23.5%) | 2 (12.5%) | 6 (40.0%) | --- |
Retired | 2 (5.9%) | --- | --- | --- |
Not employed | 6 (17.6%) | 14 (87.5%) | 2 (13.3%) | 9 (100.0%) |
Ethnic group: | ||||
White (Non-Hispanic) | 19 (55.9%) | 8 (50.0%) | 12 (80.0%) | 5 (55.6%) |
Black/African American | 12 (35.3%) | 4 (25.0%) | 1 (6.7%) | --- |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 1 (2.9%) | 2 (12.5%) | 2 (13.3%) | --- |
Hispanic/Latino | 2 (5.9%) | 2 (12.5%) | --- | 4 (44.4%) |