Table 1.

Participant characteristics and method of data collection

Ethnic groupTotal, nFemale, nAverage age, yearsRange, yearsInterview, nFocus groups, n
NZ European9581.073–919—
Māori7269.665–767—
Pacific151072.261–884a11b
South Asian8272.365–838c—

  • ↵a n = 2 Samoan, n = 1 Niuean, and n = 1 Cook Islands.

  • ↵b All participants were Tongan.

  • ↵c Two interviews included both husband and wife.