Table 1.
Sample Characteristics
| Characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Female | 15 | 68 |
| Male | 7 | 32 |
| Age (years) | ||
| 50–59 | 9 | 41 |
| 60–69 | 10 | 46 |
| 70–80 | 3 | 14 |
| Marital status | ||
| Widowed | 7 | 32 |
| Separated | 5 | 23 |
| Divorced | 4 | 18 |
| Married | 4 | 18 |
| Never married | 1 | 5 |
| Partnered | 1 | 5 |
| Education | ||
| Junior high school (grades 7–9) | 2 | 9 |
| Partial high school (grades 10–11) | 5 | 23 |
| High school diploma or GED | 4 | 18 |
| Two-year college | 7 | 32 |
| College | 3 | 14 |
| Graduate school | 1 | 5 |
| Job | ||
| Skilled | 6 | 27 |
| Administrative | 4 | 18 |
| Unskilled | 3 | 14 |
| Sales, technical, clerical | 2 | 9 |
| Machine operator | 1 | 5 |
| Management | 1 | 5 |
| Other | 5 | 23 |
| Income ($) | ||
| 2,500–9,999 | 9 | 41 |
| 10,000–14,999 | 5 | 23 |
| 15,000–19,999 | 1 | 5 |
| 20,000–24,999 | 1 | 5 |
| 25,000–29,999 | 2 | 9 |
| 30,000–34,999 | – | – |
| 35,000–39,999 | 1 | 5 |
| 40,000–44,999 | 1 | 5 |
| 45,000–99,999 | 1 | 5 |
| 100,000 or more | 1 | 5 |
| Type of cancer | ||
| Breast | 9 | 41 |
| Lung | 4 | 18 |
| Colon | 2 | 9 |
| Prostate | 2 | 9 |
| Bladder | 1 | 5 |
| Head or neck | 1 | 5 |
| Pancreatic | 1 | 5 |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 1 | 5 |
| Other | 1 | 5 |
| Time since diagnosis (years) | ||
| Less than 1 | 9 | 41 |
| 1–2 | 4 | 18 |
| 3–4 | 3 | 14 |
| More than 4 | 6 | 27 |
| Religion | ||
| Baptist | 12 | 55 |
| Methodist | 3 | 14 |
| American Methodist Episcopal Zion | 1 | 5 |
| Holiness | 1 | 5 |
| Nondenominational | 1 | 5 |
| Other | 4 | 18 |
N = 22
Note. Because of rounding, not all percentages total 100.