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Table 2 Characteristics of mothers participating in focus groups by site.

From: A Multi-Center, Qualitative Assessment of Pediatrician and Maternal Perspectives on Rotavirus Vaccines and the Detection of Porcine circovirus

Parental Characteristics

Seattle

(N = 13)

Rochester

(N = 18)

Cincinnati

(N = 27)

Total

(N = 58)

Average maternal age (years)

34.5

31.3

32.9

33.2

range (21-44)

Level of maternal education

    

   Less than high school

1

2

0

3

   High school

2

4

5

11

   Some college

1

6

10

17

   College

2

5

9

16

   Post-college graduate degree

7

1

3

11

Location of household

    

   Urban

10

8

2

20

   Suburban

1

10

22

33

   Rural

1

0

3

4

Insurance status

    

   Public insurance/Medicaid

4

11

4

19

   Private

8

7

20

35

   Uninsured

0

0

1

1

   Other

0

0

2

2

Average number of children in household

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.3

Have heard of rotavirus vaccine before (%)

83%

56%

93%

79%