Table 1.
Sample characteristics
| Class 1 | Class 2 | Class 3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Low Burden/Low Coping” | “High Self-Advocacy” | “High Burden/High Coping” | ||
| (n = 212) | (n = 143) | (n = 155) | (n = 510) | |
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| Age | ||||
| 25–34 years | 14 (6.6%) | 21 (14.7%) | 36 (23.2%) | 71 (13.9%) |
| 35–44 years | 6 (2.8%) | 21 (14.7%) | 28 (18.1%) | 55 (10.8%) |
| 45–54 years | 27 (12.7%) | 23 (16.1%) | 39 (25.2%) | 89 (17.5%) |
| 55–64 years | 55 (25.9%) | 36 (25.2%) | 35 (22.6%) | 126 (24.7%) |
| 65–74 years | 97 (45.8%) | 39 (27.3%) | 15 (9.7%) | 151 (29.6%) |
| > 75 | 13 (6.1%) | 3 (2.1%) | 2 (1.3%) | 18 (3.5%) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 79 (37.3%) | 41 (28.7%) | 60 (38.7%) | 180 (35.3%) |
| Female | 133 (62.7%) | 102 (71.3%) | 95 (61.3%) | 330 (64.7%) |
| Education | ||||
| High school graduate or less | 40 (18.9%) | 27 (18.9%) | 29 (18.7%) | 96 (18.8%) |
| Some college | 62 (29.2%) | 49 (34.3%) | 57 (36.8%) | 168 (32.9%) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 66 (31.1%) | 41 (28.7%) | 46 (29.7%) | 153 (30.0%) |
| Master’s degree | 44 (20.8%) | 26 (18.2%) | 23 (14.8%) | 93 (18.2%) |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| African American | 17 (8.0%) | 25 (17.5%) | 53 (34.2%) | 95 (18.6%) |
| Asian | 3 (1.4%) | 5 (3.5%) | 2 (1.3%) | 10 (2.0%) |
| Hispanic | 6 (2.8%) | 9 (6.3%) | 15 (9.7%) | 30 (5.9%) |
| White non-Hispanic | 182 (85.8%) | 99 (69.2%) | 80 (51.6%) | 361 (70.8%) |
| Multi-racial | 4 (1.9%) | 3 (2.1%) | 3 (1.9%) | 10 (2.0%) |
| Other | 0 (0%) | 2 (1.4%) | 2 (1.3%) | 4 (0.8%) |
| Total household income | ||||
| < $25,000 | 29 (13.7%) | 16 (11.2%) | 21 (13.5%) | 66 (12.9%) |
| $25,000–$34,999 | 19 (9.0%) | 19 (13.3%) | 19 (12.3%) | 57 (11.2%) |
| $35,000–$49,999 | 21 (9.9%) | 19 (13.3%) | 19 (12.3%) | 59 (11.6%) |
| $50,000–$74,999 | 44 (20.8%) | 31 (21.7%) | 30 (19.4%) | 105 (20.6%) |
| $75,000–$99,999 | 40 (18.9%) | 23 (16.1%) | 23 (14.8%) | 86 (16.9%) |
| $100,000–$149,999 | 35 (16.5%) | 20 (14.0%) | 26 (16.8%) | 81 (15.9%) |
| > $150,000 | 12 (5.7%) | 5 (3.5%) | 12 (7.7%) | 29 (5.7%) |
| Missing | 12 (5.7%) | 10 (7.0%) | 5 (3.2%) | 27 (5.3%) |
| Health insurance | ||||
| Employer sponsored | 41 (19.3%) | 28 (19.6%) | 20 (12.9%) | 89 (17.5%) |
| Medicaid | 51 (24.1%) | 48 (33.6%) | 76 (49.0%) | 175 (34.3%) |
| Medicare | 45 (21.2%) | 14 (9.8%) | 8 (5.2%) | 67 (13.1%) |
| Medicare and supplemental | 33 (15.6%) | 13 (9.1%) | 4 (2.6%) | 50 (9.8%) |
| Other | 31 (14.6%) | 28 (19.6%) | 29 (18.7%) | 88 (17.3%) |
| VA only | 3 (1.4%) | 1 (0.7%) | 9 (5.8%) | 13 (2.5%) |
| Missing | 4 (1.9%) | 2 (1.4%) | 2 (1.3%) | 8 (1.6%) |
| Employment status (at time of cancer treatment) | ||||
| Was not working | 77 (36.3%) | 54 (37.8%) | 44 (28.4%) | 175 (34.3%) |
| Continued full time | 25 (11.8%) | 14 (9.8%) | 24 (15.5%) | 63 (12.4%) |
| Continued part time | 3 (1.4%) | 10 (7.0%) | 31 (20.0%) | 44 (8.6%) |
| Switched from full time to part time | 32 (15.1%) | 30 (21.0%) | 37 (23.9%) | 99 (19.4%) |
| Stopped working | 75 (35.4%) | 35 (24.5%) | 19 (12.3%) | 129 (25.3%) |