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Table 3 Focus Group Participant Characteristics

From: Factors influencing health care and service providers’ and their respective “at risk” populations’ adoption of the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI): a qualitative study

 

N = 44 (%)

Gender

 

 Male

10 (23%)

 Female

34 (77%)

Age

 

 18–24

5 (11%)

 25–34

8 (18%)

 35–44

3 (7%)

 45–54

2 (4%)

 55–64

6 (14%)

 65–74

13 (30%)

 75 and over

7 (16%)

Education

 

 Elementary School

1 (2%)

 High School

19 (43%)

 College

16 (36%)

 University

8 (18%)

At Risk Group Represented

 

 Young Children

16 (36%)

 Older Adults (≥65 years)

13 (30%)

 Existing Respiratory Condition

15 (34%)

SES Area of Residence/Location

 

 Higher/Above Niagara Escarpment

21 (48%)

 Lower/Below Niagara Escarpment

23 (52%)