Table 1.
Background of breast cancer survivors diagnosed at 65 years of age (n = 47)
| Background | |
| Mean Age | 72 (range 65–83) |
| 65–70 | 23 (48.9) % |
| 71–75 | 10 (21.2) |
| 76–80 | 9 (19.1) |
| 80+ | 5 (10.6) |
| Racial background | |
| African American | 17 (36.2) |
| Asian American | 13 (27.7) |
| Latina | 7 (14.9) |
| White | 10 (21.3) |
| Foreign born | 14 (30) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 6 (12.8) |
| Married/partnered | 17 (36.2) |
| Divorced | 7 (14.9) |
| Widowed | 17 (36.2) |
| Highest grade completed | |
| 8th grade or less | 3 (6.5) |
| High School | 4 (8.7) |
| Some College | 15 (32.6) |
| College | 11 (23.9) |
| Post graduate work | 13 (28.3) |
| Have adult children? | 26 (86.7%) |
| Mean number children | 2.6 (range 0–7) |