Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants
From: Residents’ experiences during a hydrogen sulfide crisis in Carson, California
Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
Total | 33 (100%) |
Age | |
18–30 | 6 (18%) |
31–45 | 8 (24%) |
46–65 | 13 (39%) |
> 65 | 6 (18%) |
Female | 25 (76%) |
Language of focus group | |
English | 19 (58%) |
Spanish | 14 (42%) |
Race/ethnicity | |
Asian | 1 (3%) |
Native American | 1 (3%) |
Latino/Hispanic | 19 (58%) |
Black | 9 (27%) |
White | 4 (12%) |
Education | |
Grade 8 or less | 5 (15%) |
Some high school | 2 (6%) |
High school graduate | 3 (9%) |
Some university/college | 10 (30%) |
Associates degree or technical school | 3 (9%) |
Bachelor’s degree | 5 (15%) |
Graduate degree | 3 (9%) |
Employment | |
Homemaker | 10 (30%) |
Employed outside the home | 14 (42%) |
Retired | 7 (21%) |
Student | 2 (6%) |
Home type | |
Apartment | 9 (27%) |
Condo/townhouse | 3 (9%) |
Single-family house | 18 (55%) |
Mobile home | 2 (6%) |
House ownership | |
Own home | 11 (33%) |
Rent home | 21 (64%) |
Distance from Dominguez Channel | |
≤ 1 mile | 5 |
> 1–2 miles | 14 |
> 2–3 miles | 11 |
> 3–8 miles | 3 |