Table 1.
Patient Characteristics
| Characteristic | No. | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female sex, n = 324 | 146 | 45 |
| Age, years, n = 324 | ||
| Mean | 58.8 | |
| SD | 12.4 | |
| Race/ethnicity, n = 324 | ||
| White | 210 | 65 |
| Black | 60 | 19 |
| Asian | 3 | 1 |
| Hispanic | 49 | 15 |
| Married, n = 302 | 180 | 60 |
| Income, n = 310 | ||
| < $31,000 | 103 | 33 |
| ≥ $31,000 | 103 | 33 |
| Don't know | 77 | 25 |
| Declined | 27 | 9 |
| Highest grade completed in school, n = 325 | ||
| Mean | 12.5 | |
| SD | 4.1 | |
| Health insurance, n = 319 | 197 | 62 |
| Religion, n = 324 | ||
| Catholic | 125 | 39 |
| Protestant | 109 | 34 |
| Other | 76 | 23 |
| None | 14 | 4 |
| Recruitment site, n = 323 | ||
| Yale Cancer Center and Veterans Affairs Connecticut | 90 | 28 |
| Parkland Hospital and Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center | 159 | 49 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | 8 | 2 |
| New Hampshire Oncology-Hematology | 66 | 20 |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.