Table 1.
Variable | n (%) |
---|---|
Age, mean (range) (year) | 45.6 (22–79) |
Race/ethnicity | |
Black-African American | 74 (56%) |
Black-West Indian/Caribbean | 58 (44%) |
Marital status | |
Single | 49 (35%) |
Married | 44 (31%) |
Divorced/separated | 41 (30%) |
Widowed | 6 (4%) |
Education | |
Less than 8th grade | 2 (1%) |
8th to 11th grade | 8 (6%) |
High school graduate or equivalent | 35 (25%) |
Technical or vocational school | 7 (5%) |
Some college | 44 (31%) |
College graduate | 29 (21%) |
Post-graduate degree | 15 (11%) |
Annual household income | |
<$15,000 | 25 (19%) |
$15,000–24,999 | 18 (13%) |
$25,000–34,999 | 14 (10%) |
$35,000–49,999 | 22 (16%) |
$50,000–69,999 | 22 (16%) |
$70,000–89,999 | 12 (9%) |
>$90,000 | 13 (10%) |
Health insurance | |
Insured | 120 (86%) |
Uninsured | 20 (14%) |
Personal breast cancer history | |
Affected | 94 (69%) |
Unaffected | 42 (31%) |