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Table 1 Focus group locations, number of attempted contacts per location, and characteristics of each group

From: How can we get Iraq- and Afghanistan-deployed US Veterans to participate in health-related research? Findings from a national focus group study

Location

Number of individuals contacted

Phone calls needed to fill group?

Enlisted women- only group

Enlisted male-only group

Enlisted mixed sex group

Officer male-only group

Seattle, WA

W: 96

Yes

1

0

0

0

Enlisted M: 490

Yes

0

1

0

0

Houston, TX

Officer M: 97

Yes

0

0

0

1

Enlisted M&W: 500

Yes

0

0

1

0

Long Beach, CA

Enlisted M&W: 970

No

0

1

1

0

Minneapolis, MN

Enlisted M&W:471

Yes

0

0

2

0

Atlanta, GA

Officer M: 133

No

0

0

0

1

W: 500

Yes

1

0

0

0

Total

–

–

2 groups, 15 total

2 groups, 20 total

4 groups, 37 total

2 groups, 17 total

  1. M men, W women