A qualitative study of factors influencing male participation in fertility research

Table 2 Demographic characteristics of participants by respondent type^a

	One-on-one interviews			Focus group participants
	Male respondents (n = 6)	Male non-respondents (n = 4)	Female non-inviters (n = 4)	Male respondents (n = 10)
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Race/ethnicity
Non-hispanic white	6 (100)	2 (50)	4 (100)	8 (80)
Non-hispanic Black	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Non-hispanic other race	0 (0)	2 (50)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Hispanic/Latina	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (20)
Education
< College	1 (17)	1 (25)	3 (75)	2 (20)
≥ College	5 (83)	3 (75)	1 (25)	8 (20)
Geography
US Northeast	2 (33)	1 (25)	0 (0)	2 (20)
US South	1(17)	1 (25)	2 (50)	3 (30)
US Midwest	2 (33)	1 (25)	2 (50)	1 (10)
US West	1 (17)	1 (25)	0 (0)	2 (20)
Canada	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (20)
Pregnancy attempt time at enrollment^b
< 3 cycles	5 (83)	3 (75)	3 (75)	7 (70)
≥ 3 cycles	1 (17)	1 (25)	1 (25)	3 (30)
Relationship length^c
< 5 years	1 (17)	1 (25)	2 (50)	2 (20)
≥ 5 years	5 (83)	3 (75)	2 (50)	8 (80)
Female age^d
< 30 years	1 (17)	2 (50)	4 (100)	8 (80)
≥ 30 years	5 (17)	2 (50)	0 (0)	2 (20)
Male age^e
< 30 years	1 (17)	1 (25)	4 (100)	3 (30)
≥ 30 years	5 (17)	3 (75)	0 (0)	7 (70)

^aMale respondents are men who participated in Pregnancy Study Online (PRESTO); male non-respondents are men who were invited to PRESTO but declined to participate; female non-inviters are women who were in enrolled in PRESTO but declined to invite their male partners to participate
^bPregnancy attempt time at enrollment in PRESTO. Reported by female partners.
^cRefers to relationship length at time of enrollment or invitation to PRESTO
^dFor male participants, refers to age of female partner at the time of enrollment or invitation to PRESTO
^eFor female participants, refers to age of male partner at the time of enrollment in PRESTO

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