Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants (N=29)
| Characteristics | n (%) | Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | Gender | ||
| Mean (SD) | 44.31 (10.35) | Female | 25 (86.2) |
| Range | 25–63 | Male | 4 (13.8) |
| Education | Religion | ||
| High School Graduates | 5 (17.2) | Protestant | 17 (58.6) |
| College (partial & graduated) | 24 (82.8) | Catholicism | 7 (24.1) |
| Buddhism | 1 (3.4) | ||
| Others | 1 (3.4) | ||
| No religion | 3 (10.3) | ||
| Employment | Born in the U.S. | ||
| Not employed | 17 (58.6) | Yes | 28 (96.6) |
| Employed | 12 (41.4) | No | 1 (3.4) |
| Income Satisfaction | Annual Family Income | ||
| Totally insufficient | 4 (13.8) | (mean/SD) | $56,344 |
| Somewhat insufficient | 9 (31.0) | (34193.02) | |
| Sufficient | 12 (41.4) | ||
| More than sufficient | 4 (13.8) | ||
| Health Status | Cancer Stage | ||
| Very unhealthy | 2 (6.9) | Stage I | 4 (13.6) |
| Unhealthy | 10 (34.5) | Stage II | 6 (20.4) |
| I don’t know | 2 (6.9) | Stage III | 4 (13.6) |
| Healthy | 15 (51.7) | Stage IV | 7 (23.8) |
| Non-staged | 3 (10.2) | ||
| Recurrent | 2 (6.8) | ||
| I don’t know | 1 (3.4) | ||
| Cancer Type | Treatments (have received) | ||
| Colon cancer | 1 (3.4) | Chemotherapy (Chemo) | 5 (17.2) |
| Breast cancer | 8 (27.2%) | Surgery | 4 (13.8) |
| Leukemia | 1 (3.4) | Radiation (Rad) | 4 (13.8) |
| Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma | 3 (10.2) | Hormone therapy (Horm) | 1 (3.4) |
| Ovarian cancer | 2 (6.8) | Surgery+Chemo | 3 (10.3) |
| Thyroid cancer | 4 (13.6) | Surgery+Chemo+Rad | 3 (10.3) |
| Lung Cancer | 2 (6.8) | Surgery+Chemo+Rad+Horm | 2 (6.9) |
| Esophageal cancer | 1 (3.4) | Surgery+Chemo+Horm | 1 (3.4) |
| Epithelial cancer | 1 (3.4) | Surgery+Rad | 2 (6.9) |
| Carcinoid/Carcinoma | 2 (6.8) | Surgery+Rad+Horm | 2 (6.8) |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 3 (10.2) | Surgery+Chemo+Rad+Horm+Biotherapy | 1 (3.4) |
| Retroperitoneal Mucinous Cystadenoma | 1 (3.4) | Rad+Chemo | 1 (3.4) |