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Table 1 Participant demographic and socioeconomic characteristics

From: Patient and social factors related to nebulizer use in COPD patients at the transition of care: a qualitative study

 

N = 21

Age (mean ± SD)

64 ± 8.4

Sex

 Female

13 (62)

 Male

8 (38)

Race

 White

16 (76)

 Black

5 (24)

Highest level of education

 Undergraduate degree

5 (24)

 Some college

6 (29)

 High school/GED

5 (24)

 Some high school

5 (24)

Primary insurance type

 Medicare

8 (38)

 Medicaid

7 (33)

 Medicare-Medicaid

5 (24)

 Private/commercial

1 (5)

Marital status

 Married

6 (29)

 Divorced

6 (29)

 Single

5 (24)

 Widowed

4 (19)

Employment Status

 Unemployed

10 (48)

 Retired

8 (38)

 Employed

3 (14)

Annual Income

 < $37,999

20 (95)

 $64,000—$99,999

1 (5)

  1. Continuous variables are presented as mean ± SD and categorical variables as No. (%)
  2. Abbreviations: GED Tests of general educational development, SD Standard deviation