Table 1.
Baseline Patient Characteristics (N = 300)
| 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.