Table 1.
Demographic information (N = 939)
| 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 |
a
Seven participants (0.7%) reported that did not know their income and 52 participants (5.5%) refused to answer.
b
Four participants (0.4%) refused to provide their race.
c
One participant (0.1%) reported that they did not know their highest level of education.
d
Four participants (0.4%) did not have any tumor information and two participants (0.2%) had non-skin melanoma.