Table 1.
Sample Characteristics
| Characteristics | Middle Age | Young-Old | Old-Old | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years | Patient | Spouse | Patient | Spouse | Patient | Spouse |
| n = 23 | n = 23 | n = 23 | n = 23 | n = 23 | n = 23 | |
| Mean | 57.4 | 53.6 | 69.3 | 65.9 | 76.3 | 71.6 |
| SD | 4.3 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 5.5 |
| Range | 50–64 | 45–62 | 65–73 | 53–73 | 75–80 | 58–77 |
| Education in years | ||||||
| Mean | 15.5 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 14.9 | 14.2 |
| SD | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| Range | 8–25 | 12–19 | 9–24 | 8–20 | 8–21 | 8–20 |
| Race (%) | ||||||
| Caucasian | 22 (96%) | 22 (96%) | 19 (82%) | 19 (82%) | 18 (78%) | 16 (69%) |
| African American | 0 | 0 | 2 (9%) | 4 (18%) | 5 (22%) | 4 (18%) |
| Hispanic | 0 | 1 (4%) | 2 (9%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (4%) |
| Native American | 1 (4%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (9%) |
| Occupation (%) | ||||||
| Professional | 17 (74%) | 14 (61%) | 15 (65%) | 13 (57%) | 16 (70%) | 13 (57%) |
| Non-professional | 6 (26%) | 8 (35%) | 8 (35%) | 10 (43%) | 7 (30%) | 10 (43%) |
| Missing | 1 (4%) | |||||
| Employment Status | ||||||
| In the labor force | 15 (65%) | 12 (52%) | 5 (22%) | 3 (14%) | 4 (18%) | 4 (18%) |
| Not in labor force | 8 (35%) | 4 (18%) | 18 (78%) | 10 (43) | 18 (78%) | 13 (56%) |
| Homemaker | 0 | 7 (30%) | 0 | 10 (43%) | 1 (4%) | 6 (26 %) |
| Length of Marriage | Middle Age | Young-Old | Old-Old | |||
| Mean | 28.7 | 40.9 | 41.9 | |||
| SD | 8.2 | 11.0 | 13.8 | |||
| Range | 7–39 | 14–57 | 5–56 | |||
| Income: % couples | ||||||
| $5,000–15,000 | 0 | 4% | 4% | |||
| $15,001–30,000 | 4% | 13% | 26% | |||
| $30,001–50,000 | 17% | 22% | 13% | |||
| $50,001–75,000 | 13% | 44% | 22% | |||
| $>75,000 | 66% | 13% | 27% | |||
| Missing | 0 | 4% | 8% | |||
| Diagnosis: (%) | ||||||
| Localized | 15 (65%) | 13 (57%) | 10 (44%) | |||
| Rising PSA | 2 (9%) | 4 (17%) | 5 (22%) | |||
| Advanced | 6 (26%) | 6 (26%) | 8 (34%) | |||