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Table 1 Interview and focus group participant characteristics

From: Ageism, negative attitudes, and competing co-morbidities – why older adults may not seek care for restricting back pain: a qualitative study

 

Interview participants

Focus group participants

Number of participants

n = 23

n = 70

Age

  <80 years

0 (0%)

36 (52%)

  80- 84 years

7 (30)

11 (16%)

  ≥85 years

16 (70%)

20 (29%)

Gender

  Female

13 (57%)

50 (71%)

  Male

10 (43%)

20 (29%)

Ethnicity

  Hispanic

0 (0%)

8 (11%)

  Non-Hispanic

23 (100%)

57 (81%)

  Unknown

0 (0%)

5 (7%)

Race

  African American/Black

2 (9%)

26 (37%)

  Caucasian/White

21 (91%)

36 (51%)

  Other/Multiracial

0 (0%)

7 (10%)

  Unknown

0 (0%)

1 (1%)

Education level

  Less than 12 years

5 (22%)

11 (16%)

Living Arrangements

  Living Alone

12 (52%)

37 (53%)