Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of enrolled subjects (N = 124)
Variable | Category | Frequency (n) | Percent |
Gender | Male | 95 | 77% |
Female | 29 | 23% | |
Education | <= 8th grade | 3 | 2% |
12th grade | 54 | 44% | |
Associated degree | 32 | 26% | |
>= Bachelor's degree | 30 | 24% | |
Missing | 5 | 4% | |
Ethnicity | Caucasian | 109 | 88% |
African American | 3 | 2% | |
Hispanic | 4 | 3% | |
Asian | 3 | 2% | |
Other | 5 | 4% | |
Cancer Stage (Current) | Stage I | 22 | 18% |
Stage II | 17 | 14% | |
Stage III | 15 | 12% | |
Stage IV | 62 | 50% | |
Missing | 8 | 6.5% | |
Surgery | No | 38 | 31% |
Yes | 85 | 69% | |
Missing | 1 | 1% | |
Chemotherapy | No | 91 | 73% |
Yes | 31 | 25% | |
Missing | 2 | 2% | |
Radiation Therapy | Yes | 124 | 100% |
Origin of Pain | Tumor-related | 26 | 21% |
Treatment-related | 66 | 53% | |
Both | 24 | 19% | |
Unknown | 8 | 6% |