Table 1 Participant characteristics (n = 20)
From: Resilience, trust, and civic engagement in the post-CCSVI era
Characteristic | Number of participants (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
 Male | 7 (35) |
 Female | 13 (65) |
Age (years) | |
 19–30 | 6 (30) |
 31–40 | 4 (20) |
 41–50 | 5 (25) |
 51–60 | 3 (15) |
 61–70 | 2 (10) |
Education | |
 Grade school | 1 (5) |
 High school | 4 (20) |
 College | 8 (40) |
 University | 4 (20) |
 Advanced degree (e.g., MD, PhD, JD) | 3 (15) |
MS sub-type | |
 Relapsing remitting | 10 (50) |
 Primary progressive | 1 (5) |
 Secondary progressive | 7 (35) |
 Other variantb | 2 (10) |
Time since MS diagnosis (years) | |
 0–5 | 5 (25) |
 6–10 | 5 (25) |
 11–15 | 6 (30) |
 16–20 | 3 (15) |
 21+ | 1 (5) |
Sources of information about MSa | |
 Neurologist | 20 (100) |
 Family physician | 7 (35) |
 Other clinician | 7 (35) |
 Internet forums | 10 (50) |
 Internet health sites | 12 (60) |
 Newspapers | 5 (25) |
 Magazines | 5 (25) |
 Television | 6 (30) |
 Support groups | 13 (65) |
 Other | 10 (50) |