Table 1.

Focus Group Participant Characteristics (n = 41)

Characteristicn (%)
Age, mean (SD)38.4 (5.8)
Gender
    Male21 (51)
    Female20 (49)
Ethnicity/race*
    Latinx10 (24)
    Black12 (29)
    White12 (29)
    Multiple/other7 (17)
Academic attainment
    Less than high school2 (5)
    High school graduate or GED8 (20)
    Some college8 (20)
    2-year college10 (24)
    4-year college6 (15)
    Master's degree or higher7 (17)
At least one family member with diabetes27 (66)
At least one child <18 years at home (% yes)24 (59)
Diagnosis HbA1c, mean (SD)8.1 (2.0)
Pre-focus group HbA1c, mean (SD)7 (1.7)
Pre-focus group HbA1c <7% (% yes)16 (39%)

  • ↵* Self-reported on survey administered during focus group meeting

  • Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; GED, General Education Development.