Table 3 Focus group demographic characteristics
From: Understanding the perspective of women who use the Billings Ovulation Method®: a focus group study
Participants Characteristics | n = 20 (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
Min | 23 |
Max | 43 |
Median | 32 |
Marital Status | |
Married | 15 (79) |
Single | 2 (10.5) |
Living with partner | 1 (5.3) |
Other | 1 (5.3) |
Missing | 1 (5) |
Racea | |
Asian | 1 (5.3) |
Black / African American | 1 (5.3) |
Other | 7 (37) |
White | 10 (53) |
Missing | 1 (5) |
Language spoken at home | |
English | 17 (89.5) |
Spanish | 2 (10.5) |
Missing | 1 (5) |
Number of pregnancies | |
None | 1 (7.7) |
1–2 | 6 (46.1) |
3–4 | 3 (23) |
5–6 | 3 (23) |
Missing | 7 (35) |
Highest level of education | |
Graduate/Professional degree | 7 (37) |
4-year degree | 9 (47) |
2-year degree | 1 (5.3) |
Some college | 1 (5.3) |
High School Graduate | 1 (5.3) |
Less than High School | 0 |
Missing | 1 (5) |
Religion | |
Christian Catholic | 11 (61) |
Christian Other | 3 (17) |
Unaffiliated | 4 (22) |
Missing | 2 (10) |
Years using the Billings Method | |
Less than one year | 6 (31.6) |
One year | 2 (10.5) |
Two years | 6 (31.6) |
Three years or more | 5 (26.3) |
Missing | 1 (5) |
Ways of Charting | |
Online | 9 (47.4) |
Paper | 4 (21) |
Don't chart | 1 (5.3) |
Other | 5 (26.3) |
Missing | 1 (5.3) |
Certified Instructor | |
Certified | 12 (66.7) |
On-Practicum | 6 (33.3) |
Missing | 2 (10) |
Finished Instruction | |
Online | 10 (55.5) |
In-Person | 6 (33.3) |
Online / In-Person | 2 (11.1) |
Missing | 2 (10) |