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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Acta Oncol. 2010 Aug;49(6):757–766. doi: 10.3109/0284186X.2010.485209

Table 3.

First-degree relative background and demographic characteristics(N = 82)

Median Min Max

Age(Years) 46 18 83
Frequency Percentage

Gender
    Male 23 28%
    Female 59 72%
Ethnicity
    No response 7 9%
    Non-Hispanic or Latino 75 91%
Race
    White 73 89%
    Non-white 9 11%
Education
    High School or Below 31 38%
    Above High School 51 62%
Marital
    Married 48 59%
    Not Married 33 40%
    No response 1 1%
Employment
    Working 63 77%
    Not Working 19 23%
Income
    <$30,000 34 42%
    ≥$30,000 43 53%
    No response 5 6%
Health Insurance
    Yes 73 89%
    No 8 10%
Relatives with Cancer
    1 33 40%
    2-3 36 44%
    >3 13 16%
How often are you involved in the care of your relative (the index patient)?
    Never 14 17%
    Rarely 17 21%
    Monthly 13 16%
    Weekly 18 22%
    Daily 19 23%
    No response 1 1%