Table 1. Frequency and Percent of Patients by Gender, Ethnicity, Marital status, Religious Affiliation, Stage of Cancer, and Stage of Treatment.

Demographic Variable	Frequency	Percent
Gender: Female	172	57.7
Male	125	41.9
Missing	1	<1
Ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	254	85.2
Black, non-Hispanic	21	7.0
White, Hispanic	19	6.4
Black, Hispanic	1	<1
Asian-Pacific Islander	1	<1
Other	1	<1
Missing	1	<1
Marital Status
Married	184	61.7
Single	57	19.1
Divorced	43	14.4
Widowed	14	4.7
Religious Affiliation
Non-Catholic Christian	162	54.4
Catholic	68	22.8
None	43	14.4
Other	19	6.4
Jewish	5	1.7
Stage of Disease
I	17	5.7
II	23	7.7
III	49	16.4
IV	104	34.9
Missing data	105	35.2
Stage of Treatment
Newly diagnosed, not in treatment	1	<1
Curative treatment	89	29.6
Palliative treatmenta	104	34.9
Symptom management only	10	3.4
In remission; pain management only

^aIncludes chemotherapy, biotherapy, radiation therapy, or hormonal therapy