Table 2.

Demographic characteristics of patients with low-risk prostate cancer recruited from the Greater San Francisco Bay Area between 2018–2019 (N = 43)

Characteristic	N (%) or Mean, SD
Race/Ethnicity
Chinese American	5 (11.6)
Filipino or other Asian American*	8 (18.6)
Black	10 (23.2)
Hispanic/Latino	10 (23.2)
White	10 (23.2)
Age at diagnosis
50 to 59	19 (44.2)
60 to 69	15 (34.9)
70 and older	9 (20.6)
Born in the United States	27 (62.8)
Marital status
Currently married or living with a partner as married	34 (79.1)
Never married, separated, or divorced	9 (20.9)
Highest level of education completed
High school/GED or less	7 (16.3)
Some college	13 (30.2)
College graduate	11 (25.6)
Post-college graduate	12 (27.9)
Employment Status
Employed	24 (55.8)
Unemployed (includes welfare and disability) or self-employed	5 (11.6)
Retired	14 (32.6)
Household size	2.7, 1.4
Total household income
Less than $100,000	15 (34.9)
$100,000 to $149,999	7 (16.3)
$150,000 or more	16 (30.2)
Don’t know/Refused	5 (11.6)
Health Insurance
Medi-Cal or Medicare	10 (23.2)
Medicare and other (including Medi-Cal, Private Insurance, and VA)	7 (16.3)
Private Insurance	26 (60.5)
Treatment received
Active surveillance	19 (44.2)
Active treatment (e.g., radiation, surgery)	24 (55.8)

*3 patients self-identified as Filipino American and 5 self-identified as another Asian American group. Survey options for Asian American groups included: Chinese, Filipinos, and Other Asians. Specific Asian American subgroups specified for those who selected “other Asian American” included Japanese, South Asian, and Vietnamese