Table 1.
Demographic variable | n | % |
---|---|---|
Family member type | ||
Case | 313 | 33.3 |
First-degree relative | 313 | 33.3 |
Parent | 313 | 33.3 |
Gender | ||
Female | 579 | 61.7 |
Male | 360 | 38.3 |
Age | ||
Under 50 | 451 | 48.0 |
50 and older | 488 | 52.0 |
Incomea | ||
< $15K | 21 | 2.2 |
$15K – $30K | 48 | 5.1 |
$31K – $50K | 138 | 14.7 |
$51K – $70K | 192 | 20.4 |
$71K – $99K | 185 | 19.7 |
>$99K | 296 | 31.5 |
Raceb | ||
White | 907 | 96.6 |
Bi- or Multi-racial | 28 | 3.0 |
Hispanic origin | ||
No | 934 | 99.5 |
Yes | 5 | 0.5 |
Educationc | ||
< High school (HS) | 3 | 0.3 |
Some HS | 6 | 0.6 |
HS/GED | 82 | 8..7 |
Some college | 268 | 28.5 |
College degree | 579 | 61.7 |
Marital status | ||
Never married | 62 | 6.6 |
Married/living as married | 764 | 81.4 |
Separated | 9 | 1.0 |
Divorced | 76 | 8.1 |
Widowed | 28 | 3.0 |
SEER summary stage | ||
Not applicable | 626 | 67.7 |
In situ | 38 | 4.0 |
Localized | 247 | 26.3 |
Regional, direct extension only | 2 | 0.2 |
Regional, regional lymph nodes only | 17 | 1.8 |
Unstaged | 2 | 0.2 |
Year of diagnosis | ||
Not applicable | 626 | 66.7 |
1998 | 44 | 4.7 |
1999 | 64 | 6.8 |
2000 | 70 | 7.5 |
2001 | 41 | 4.4 |
2005 | 94 | 10.0 |
Seven participants (0.7%) reported that did not know their income and 52 participants (5.5%) refused to answer.
Four participants (0.4%) refused to provide their race.
One participant (0.1%) reported that they did not know their highest level of education.
Four participants (0.4%) did not have any tumor information and two participants (0.2%) had non-skin melanoma.