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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2005 Dec 20.
Published in final edited form as: Laryngoscope. 2005 Jul;115(7):1178–1185. doi: 10.1097/01.MLG.0000166177.98414.5E

TABLE I.

Descriptive Statistics for Sociodemographic and Study Variables.

Variable Phase I Distribution % (n) Phase II Distribution % (n)
Age Mdn = 69.5 M = 65.7, SD = 12.7 Range = 42–86 years Mdn = 69.5 M = 66.7, SD = 13.2 Range = 40–91 years
Sex
 Women 55.0 (11) 61.5 (32)
 Men 45.0 (9) 38.5 (20)
Income
 ≤10K 5.0 (1) 7.7 (4)
 10,001–20K 15.0 (3) 13.5 (7)
 20,001–30K 15.0 (3) 5.8 (3)
 30,001–50K 15.0 (3) 28.8 (15)
 50,001–70K 5.0 (1) 13.5 (7)
 >70K 45.0 (9) 19.2 (10)
 Missing 11.5 (6)
Education
 High school (or less) 35.0 (7) 42.3 (22)
 College attendance 40.0 (8) 28.8 (15)
 College graduate 20.0 (4) 17.3 (9)
 Graduate degree 5.0 (1) 9.6 (5)
 Missing 1.9 (1)
Marital status
 Never 5.0 (1) 13.5 (7)
 Married 70.0 (14) 55.8 (29)
 Divorced 5.0 (1) 15.4 (8)
 Widowed 20.0 (4) 15.4 (8)
Living arrangement
 Alone 30.0 (6) 28.8 (15)
 Spouse 55.0 (11) 48.1 (25)
 Spouse/children 15.0 (3) 19.2 (10)
 Other relatives 3.8 (2)
Employment status
 Full-time 20.0 (4) 26.9 (14)
 Part-time 5.0 (1) 5.8 (3)
 Retired 50.0 (10) 51.9 (27)
 Homemaker 5.8 (3)
 Self-employed 15.0 (3) 1.9 (1)
 Retired/part-time 10.0 (2) 7.7 (4)
History
 Basal 75.0 (15) 86.5 (45)
 Squamous 25.0 (5) 11.5 (6)
Tumor location
 Nose 40.0 (8) 40.4 (21)
 Lip 25.0 (5) 0.0 (0)
 Eye 15.0 (3) 13.5 (7)
 Ear 0.05 (1) 5.8 (3)
 Cheek 0.00 (0) 15.4 (8)
 Forehead 0.00 (0) 13.5 (7)
 Neck 0.00 (0) 3.8 (2)
 Other (Chin, eyebrow) 15.0 (3) 7.7 (4)

Phase I: n = 20; phase II: n = 52.

Mdn = median; M = mean.