Table 1.
Sample characteristics overall and by race/ethnicity (N = 1111)
| N | Overall | Latina (N = 278) | African American (N = 304) | White (N = 497) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %weighted | % weighted | % weighted | % weighted | |||
| Sociodemographic factors | ||||||
| Site | ||||||
| Detroit | 513 | 28.2 | 2.6 | 36.6 | 31.0 | <0.001 |
| Los Angeles | 598 | 71.8 | 97.4 | 63.4 | 69.0 | |
| Age | ||||||
| <45 | 239 | 19.7 | 28.8 | 25.7 | 16.3 | <0.001 |
| 45–54 | 472 | 42.0 | 41.7 | 36.5 | 43.0 | |
| 55–64 | 400 | 38.3 | 29.5 | 37.8 | 40.7 | |
| Education | ||||||
| H.S diploma or less | 305 | 29.2 | 53.6 | 17.1 | 15.7 | <0.001 |
| Some college | 426 | 40.7 | 31.1 | 48.4 | 41.8 | |
| College graduate and beyond | 369 | 30.1 | 15.3 | 34.5 | 42.5 | |
| Family income | ||||||
| unknown | 118 | 9.8 | 18.0 | 6.6 | 8.6 | <0.001 |
| <$30,000 | 230 | 15.9 | 36.7 | 24.7 | 8.8 | |
| $30,000–$59,999 | 289 | 24.3 | 23.0 | 33.2 | 22.5 | |
| $60,000+ | 474 | 50.0 | 22.3 | 35.5 | 60.1 | |
| Number supported by family income | ||||||
| 1 | 270 | 25.0 | 19.5 | 32.4 | 24.5 | <0.001 |
| 2 | 371 | 35.0 | 30.0 | 31.7 | 36.8 | |
| 3+ | 448 | 40.0 | 50.5 | 35.9 | 38.7 | |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Full-time | 785 | 75.5 | 74.2 | 82.2 | 74.4 | 0.038 |
| Part-time | 248 | 24.5 | 25.8 | 17.8 | 25.6 | |
| Paid sick leave | ||||||
| Yes | 589 | 54.5 | 37.8 | 61.8 | 57.5 | <0.001 |
| No | 522 | 45.4 | 62.2 | 38.2 | 42.5 | |
| Flexible work schedule | ||||||
| Yes | 642 | 61.5 | 47.2 | 49.3 | 68.0 | <0.001 |
| No | 469 | 38.5 | 52.8 | 50.7 | 32.0 | |
| Employment support (paid leave/flexible schedule)a | ||||||
| None | 297 | 24.4 | 41.7 | 26.4 | 19.5 | <0.001 |
| Only one | 397 | 35.1 | 31.7 | 36.2 | 35.4 | |
| Both | 417 | 40.5 | 26.6 | 37.4 | 45.1 | |
| Married/domestic partner | ||||||
| Yes | 656 | 61.6 | 63.9 | 40.7 | 65.6 | <0.001 |
| No | 444 | 38.4 | 36.1 | 59.3 | 34.4 | |
| Time from diagnosis (months)b | 1090 | 9.1 (6.0) | 10.4 | 8.9 | 8.9 | <0.001 |
| Clinical/treatment factors | ||||||
| Number of co-morbidities | ||||||
| 0 | 607 | 56.3 | 64.0 | 45.1 | 57.2 | <0.001 |
| 1 | 314 | 28.2 | 25.2 | 30.0 | 28.6 | |
| 2+ | 190 | 15.5 | 10.8 | 24.9 | 14.2 | |
| Stage | ||||||
| 0 | 218 | 20.9 | 19.4 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 0.282 |
| I | 366 | 33.8 | 29.9 | 30.2 | 35.3 | |
| II | 379 | 31.8 | 37.1 | 36.5 | 29.4 | |
| III | 141 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 12.1 | 14.0 | |
| Surgical procedure | ||||||
| Lumpectomy | 758 | 71.6 | 66.2 | 74.7 | 72.3 | 0.137 |
| Mastectomy | 318 | 28.4 | 33.8 | 25.3 | 27.7 | |
| Radiation therapy | ||||||
| Yes | 769 | 70.7 | 63.7 | 72.4 | 71.7 | 0.021 |
| No | 320 | 29.3 | 36.3 | 27.6 | 28.3 | |
| Chemotherapy | ||||||
| Yes | 646 | 54.5 | 66.5 | 55.8 | 51.5 | 0.005 |
| No | 465 | 45.5 | 33.5 | 44.2 | 48.5 | |
| Study outcome | ||||||
| Job loss | ||||||
| Yes | 144 | 10.4 | 24.1 | 10.1 | 6.9 | <0.001 |
| No | 967 | 89.6 | 75.9 | 89.9 | 93.1 | |
N = 32 other race/ethnicity were excluded due to limited sample size <2% missing on all covariates
Percents are weighted to account for differential selection by race/ethnicity, and non-response
aone refers to either flexible work schedule or paid sick leave available through employer
And both refers to both paid sick leave and flexible work schedule available
bmeans (standard deviation) reported
p-value for chi-square test of overall significance