Table 2.

Difference in sources of informal financial support by financial toxicity, household income, age, and gender among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors

	Personal savings	Extended family	Community	Through my employer	My student loans	Crowdfunding
	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)
COST score
High financial toxicity	38 (80.9)*	36 (76.6)*	27 (57.5)*	11 (23.4)	3 (6.4)	16 (34.0)*
Low financial toxicity	16 (45.7)*	13 (37.1)*	11 (31.4)*	8 (22.9)	0 (0.0)	4 (11.4)*
Household income
< $10,000	5 (50.0)	8 (80.0)*	2 (20.0)*	3 (30.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (10.0)*
$10,000-$39,000	12 (80.0)	12 (80.0)*	9 (60.0)*	5 (33.3)	1 (6.7)	2 (13.3)*
$40,000-$79,000	14 (77.8)	15 (83.3)*	12 (66.7)*	3 (16.7)	2 (11.1)	10 (55.6)*
$80,000 +	15 (51.7)	9 (31.0)*	10 (34.5)*	7 (24.1)	0 (0.0)	5(17.2)*
Age at participation
Younger AYA	16 (53.3)	21 (70.0)	13 (43.3)	3 (10.0)*	1 (3.3)	5 (16.7)
Older AYA	39 (69.6)	31 (55.4)	27 (48.2)	18 (32.1)*	2 (3.6)	16 (28.6)
Gender
Male	16 (59.3)	16 (59.3)	12 (44.4)	7 (25.9)	1 (3.7)	4 (14.8)
Female	39 (66.1)	36 (61.0)	28 (47.5)	14 (23.7)	2 (3.4)	17 (28.8)

Data shown reflect the N = 86 RCT sample. Frequency of source of financial support reported with row percentages

COST score Comprehensive Score for financial Toxicity, a 11-item validated measure of cancer-related financial toxicity

Chi-squared or Fisher’s exact tests were used; astericks indicate statistical significance at p < 0.05

Frequencies for survivors who used each source of financial support are displayed and compared against those who did not (column not shown)