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Table 2 Sample characteristics

From: The meanings of cultural competence in mental health: an exploratory focus group study with patients, clinicians, and administrators

Characteristics

Administrators (n = 9)

Clinicians (n = 9)

Patients (n = 8)

N

Mean (SD)/%

Mean (SD)/%

Mean (SD)/%

Age

9

52.7 (10.9)

9

48.7 (9.8)

8

50.0 (9.2)

Years of formal schooling

 Beyond high school

9

100.0

9

100.0

4

50.0

 <12 years

0

0.0

0

0.0

4

50.0

Gender

 Female

8

88.9

7

77.8

4

50.0

 Male

1

11.1

2

22.2

4

50.0

Race/ethnicity

 Caucasian

5

55.5

5

55.5

1

12.5

 Hispanic/Latino/a

2

22.2

0

0.0

2

25.0

 Black/African American

1

11.1

1

11.1

1

12.5

 Asian

1

11.1

3

33.3

2

25.0

 Othera

0

0.0

0

0.0

1

12.5

Primary language

 English

8

88.9

5

55.5

6

75.0

 Malayalam

1

11.1

0

0.0

0

0.0

 Telugu

0

0.0

1

11.1

0

0.0

 Bengali

0

0.0

1

11.1

0

0.0

 Korean

0

0.0

1

11.1

0

0.0

 Russian

0

0.0

1

11.1

0

0.0

 Spanish

0

0.0

0

0.0

1

12.5

 Mandarin

0

0.0

0

0.0

1

12.5

Secondary language

 None

7

77.8

4

44.4

3

37.5

 English

1

11.1

4

44.4

2

25.0

 Other

1

11.1

1

11.1

3

37.5

Foreign born

3

33.3

4

44.4

4

50.0

Years of residence in USb

8

44.5 (17.0)

8

41.1 (16.3)

8

44.4 (14.2)

Religionc

 Jewish

3

33.3

1

11.1

0

0.0

 Christian

1

11.1

1

11.1

0

0.0

 Other

5

55.5

7

77.8

7

87.5

 None

0

0.0

0

0.0

1

12.5

  1. a“Other” includes bi- and multi-racial participants
  2. bOne administrator, and one clinician did not answer
  3. cOne patient did not answer