Table 1 General demographic characteristics of focus group participants as established by selection criteria
Focus Group | No. in group | Year of birth (range) | Years since arrival (median, range) | Spoken English proficiency | Highest education achievement | No. with disease |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arabic | 8 | 1954-1992 | 12 years, 1–37 years | All good or better | All high school or higher | 4 |
Sudanese | 11 | 1948-1977 | 6 years, 3–14 years | 4 poor or worse | 5 high school or lower | 10 |
Chinese | 9 | 1930-1983 | 5 years, 2–17 years | 2 poor or worse | All high school of lower | 3 |
Vietnamese | 12 | 1930-1969 | 14 years, 9–30 years | 5 poor or worse | 8 high school or lower | 6 |
Tongan | 10 | 1953-1977 | 19.5 years, 3–38 years | 3 poor or worse | 7 high school or lower | 4 |