Table 1.

Demographic characteristics

Variable		Mean, S.D. (min-max)
Age
		62.7, 12.4 (28–90)
Variable	n	%
Sex
Male	29	37.7
Female	48	62.3
Gender
Man	29	37.7
Woman	48	62.3
Other	0	0
Race
Black or African American	4	5.2
Native American or Native Alaskan	2	2.6
White	69	89.6
Asian or Pacific Islander/Multiracial/Other	2	2.6
Ethnicity
Not Hispanic/Latina	76	98.7
Hispanic Latina	1	1.3
Employment
Full-time	15	19.5
Part-time	3	3.9
Retired and/or unable to work	56	72.7
Not employed and seeking work	1	1.3
Other	1	1.3
Prefer not to answer	1	1.3
Education
High school graduate (or GED) or some high school	12	15.6
Some college or 2-year degree	29	37.7
4-year college graduate	16	20.8
More than 4-year college degree	5	26.0
Marital status
Never married	1	1.3
Widowed	4	5.2
Divorced/Separated	13	16.9
Member of an unmarried couple	9	11.7
Married	50	64.9
Religious or Spiritual identity
Christian	49	63.6
Atheist and/or Agnostic	3	4.0
Other	11	14.3
Not applicable	9	11.7
Prefer not to answer	5	6.5
Cancer Type
Breast Cancer	19	24.7
Lung Cancer	17	22.1
Prostate Cancer	3	3.9
Colorectal Cancer	3	3.9
Skin Cancer/Stomach Cancer/Other	22	28.6
Multiple Cancers	13	16.9
Current Cancer Treatment
Chemotherapy	23	29.9
Radiation therapy	0	0
Surgery (within the last month)	0	0
Hormonal therapy	14	18.2
Targeted therapy/Immunotherapy	14	18.2
Multiple types	19	24.7
Unknown/Prefer not to answer	7	9.1
Pain Medication Use
No pain medications used	11	14.3
Non-opioids used	31	40.3
Opioids and non-opioids used	18	23.4
Opioids only used	13	16.9
Unknown/Prefer not to answer	4	5.2

Because of rounding, percentages may not total 100