Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Healthy Eating and Active Living in Rural Communities

Table 2

Demographic characteristics of focus group participants ().

Age (mean, SD)	59.3	14.0
		%
Married	64	68.1
Race
White	89	94.7
African American	1	1.1
American Indian/Alaskan Native	4	4.3
Education
High school	7	7.4
Some college/technical school	19	20.0
Associate’s degree	8	8.4
Bachelor’s degree	26	27.4
Master’s degree or higher	30	31.6
Graduate or professional	5	5.3
Rural classification^a
Very rural	24	26.4
Mostly rural	51	56.0
Suburban	4	4.4
Somewhat urban	12	13.2

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