Table 2.
Description of the patient sample (N=2,148)
| Demographics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age | 2,148 | 57 (11.3) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Latina-less acculturated | 285 | 8.8 |
| Latina-highly acculturated | 262 | 7.9 |
| African American | 581 | 14.8 |
| White | 974 | 67.4 |
| Other | 46 | 1.1 |
| Health literacy | ||
| Low | 342 | 15.9 |
| Moderate | 962 | 28.7 |
| High | 1,186 | 55.5 |
| Education | ||
| High school degree or less | 865 | 35.0 |
| Some college or more | 1,285 | 65.0 |
| Annual Family Income | ||
| ≤ $50,000 | 964 | 39.1 |
| > $50,000 | 1,006 | 50.6 |
| Missing | 178 | 10.3 |
| Insurance | ||
| None | 129 | 4.2 |
| Medicare/State coverage | 1,198 | 58.8 |
| Employer/Private/Spouse coverage | 636 | 27.9 |
| Other coverage | 158 | 9.1 |
| Clinical | ||
| Tumor Stage | ||
| Stage 0 (DCIS) | 419 | 19.1 |
| Stage I | 778 | 36.2 |
| Stage II | 655 | 30.3 |
| Stage III | 238 | 10.1 |
| Other/unknown | 58 | 2.7 |
| Cormorbid conditions | ||
| None | 931 | 44.1 |
| 1 | 585 | 28.4 |
| 2 or more | 632 | 27.4 |