Assessing the patient experience of respiratory syncytial virus infection: development of a patient-reported outcome measure

Table 2 Characteristics of interview participants

Characteristic	N = 20
Median age (range), years	52 (26–78)
Gender, n (%)
Male	6 (30)
Female	14 (70)
Race/ethnicity, n (%)
Asian	1 (5)
Black	4 (20)
Hispanic	0 (0)
White	15 (75)
Education, n (%) ^a
Less than high school	0 (0)
High school or equivalent (e.g., GED)	2 (10)
Some college	4 (20)
College degree	8 (40)
Professional or advanced degree	5 (25)
Employment, n (%) ^b
Employed full-time	10 (50)
Employed part-time ^c	2 (10)
Retired	5 (25)
Volunteer	0 (0)
Unemployed	1 (5)
Self-reported RSV symptom severity, n (%)
Mild	0 (0)
Moderate	14 (70)
Severe	6 (30)

GED General equivalency diploma, RSV Respiratory syncytial virus
^aInformation on education level was missing for one participant
^bInformation on employment status was missing for two participants
^cOne participant reported working part-time for 20 h per week. The number of hours per week for the other participant is missing

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