Table 2.
Sample characteristics (N = 203)
| Characteristics | Descriptive statistics (N = 203) |
|---|---|
| Age, mean (standard deviation) [years] | 42.0 (13.8) |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Male | 101 (49.8) |
| Female | 99 (48.8) |
| Nonbinary | 3 (1.5) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |
| White | 162 (79.8) |
| Black | 8 (3.9) |
| Asian | 18 (8.9) |
| Mixed | 11 (5.4) |
| Other | 4 (2.0) |
| Marital status, n (%) | |
| Single | 110 (54.2) |
| Married | 46 (22.7) |
| Other | 47 (23.2) |
| Employment status, n (%) | |
| Full-time work | 118 (58.1) |
| Part-time work | 32 (15.8) |
| Other | 53 (26.1) |
| Education level, n (%) | |
| No university degree | 62 (30.5) |
| University degree or higher | 141 (69.5) |
| Ever been screened for cancera, n (%) | |
| Lung | 2 (1.0) |
| Colorectal | 13 (6.4) |
| Breast | 24 (11.8) |
| Cervical | 36 (17.7) |
| Pancreatic | 5 (2.5) |
| Otherb | 15 (7.4) |
| None | 134 (66.0) |
| Ever been diagnosed with cancer, n (%) | |
| Yes | 7 (3.4) |
| No | 196 (96.6) |
| If yes, type of cancer, n (%) | |
| Breast | 3 (42.9) |
| Otherc | 4 (57.1) |
| If yes, time since diagnosis (years) | |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 11.2 (9.2) |
| Median [range] | 11.9 [1.5–23.0] |
| If yes, current cancer status, n (%) | |
| In remission | 3 (42.9) |
| Cured (excised/surgically removed) | 1 (14.3) |
| Clear | 1 (14.3) |
| Stage 4/Advanced breast cancer with brain and spine metastases | 1 (14.3) |
| Not reported | 1 (14.3) |
aNot mutually exclusive
bOther cancer screenings include 'brain' (n = 1), 'gynecological (uterus)' (n = 1), 'lymphoma' (n = 1), 'leukemia' (n = 1), 'liver' (n = 1), lymph nodes' (n = 1), 'prostate' (n = 3), 'skin' (n = 4), 'testicular' (n = 1), and 'ovarian' (n = 1)
cOther cancer diagnoses include 'chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)' (n = 1), 'lymphoma—AIDS related' (n = 1), and 'skin' (n = 2)