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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Patient Educ Couns. 2011 Aug 6;90(3):341–346. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2011.07.010

Table 2.

Patient Characteristics

Age (mean, range) 58 (36–79)
N (%)
Gender
 Female 75 (96)
 Male 3 (4)
Highest Education
 ≤High School 13 (16.7)
 Some College 21 (26.9)
 4 Year Degree 18 (23.1)
 > 4 Year Degree 26 (33.3)
Cancer Type
 Breast 70 (89.7)
 Gastrointestinal 8 (10.3)
Race
 Caucasian 55 (70.5)
 African American 18 (23.1)
 Asian 2 (2.6)
 Native American 1 (1.3)
 Multi/Other 2 (2.6)
Hispanic
 Yes 1 (1.3)
 No 77 (98.7)
First Language
 English 74 (94.9)
 Other 4 (5.1)
Marital Status
 Married 47 (60.3)
 Divorced/Separated 19 (24.4)
 Widowed 6 (7.7)
 Single 6 (7.7)
Working Status
 Full Time for pay 37 (47.4)