Table 1.
Characteristic | No. | % |
---|---|---|
Median age, years | 60 | |
Sex | ||
F | 143 | 47.67 |
M | 157 | 52.33 |
Race | ||
White | 229 | 76.33 |
Nonwhite | 71 | 23.67 |
Education | ||
Advanced degree | 60 | 20 |
Bachelor's degree | 71 | 23.67 |
Associate's degree | 86 | 28.67 |
High school/GED | 64 | 21.33 |
Some high school or less | 19 | 6.33 |
Insurance | ||
Not private | 132 | 44 |
Private | 168 | 56 |
Employment | ||
Full-time | 80 | 26.67 |
Part-time | 18 | 6 |
Retired | 110 | 36.67 |
Unemployed | 80 | 26.66 |
Other | 12 | 4 |
Income, $ | ||
At least 60,000 | 239 | 79.67 |
40,000 to 59,999 | 10 | 3.33 |
20,000 to 39,999 | 11 | 3.67 |
< 20,000 | 18 | 6 |
Prefer not to answer | 22 | 7.33 |
Prescription coverage | ||
No | 7 | 2.33 |
Yes | 290 | 96.67 |
Relationship | ||
Married, married-like | 205 | 68.33 |
Not married | 94 | 31.33 |
Financial distress | ||
High/overwhelming | 49 | 16.33 |
Low/average | 251 | 83.67 |
Financial burden | ||
Higher than expected | 118 | 39.33 |
Lower than expected | 170 | 56.67 |
Diagnosis | ||
Breast | 53 | 17.67 |
Colorectal | 81 | 27 |
Esophageal, gastric | 10 | 3.33 |
Kidney | 4 | 1.33 |
Lung | 52 | 17.33 |
Pancreas | 39 | 13 |
Prostate | 22 | 7.33 |
Sarcoma | 9 | 3 |
Testicular | 4 | 1.33 |
Uterine | 4 | 1.33 |
Other | 22 | 7.33 |
Stage | ||
Localized | 4 | 1.33 |
Metastatic recurrence | 73 | 24.33 |
Regionally advanced | 3 | 1 |
Stage I | 8 | 2.67 |
Stage II | 18 | 6 |
Stage III | 29 | 9.67 |
Stage IV | 162 | 54 |
Unresectable | 3 | 1 |
Abbreviation: GED, general educational development.