Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Cancer Survivors and the Comparison Group
| Cancer Survivors n = 111 % |
Comparison Group n = 111 % |
|
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Female | 63.1 | 63.1 |
| Male | 36.9 | 36.9 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Caucasian | 92.8 | 95.5 |
| African American | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| Native American | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| Asian | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Other | 3.6 | 1.8 |
| Relationship status | ||
| Married | 68.5 | 76.6 |
| Divorced or separated | 14.4 | 9.9 |
| Widowed | 13.5 | 9.9 |
| Never married | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Education | ||
| Less than 12 years | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| High school graduate | 27.0 | 27.0 |
| Some college or trade school | 25.2 | 25.2 |
| College graduate/advanced degree | 42.3 | 42.3 |
| Employment status | ||
| Employed | 32.4 | 34.2 |
| Retired | 57.7 | 54.1 |
| Homemaker | 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Disabled | 1.9 | 0.9 |
| Other | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Income | ||
| Mean (SD) | $52,177 ($46,013) | $56,660 ($52,305) |