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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 20.
Published in final edited form as: Med Decis Making. 2010 Apr 7;30(6):661–671. doi: 10.1177/0272989X10364244

Table 1.

Sample characteristics in primary study

Characteristic (continuous) Mean (Std. Dev.)/Median
Age (range: 40–74) 54.7 (8.7)/54
Subjective Numeracy Score (range: 1–6) 4.22 (1.11)/4.38
Characteristic (binary) N (%)
Race:
 Caucasian 676 (80.7%)
 African-American 98 (11.7%)
 Other/mixed race 162 (19.4%)
Hispanic ethnicity (any race) 91 (10.9%)
Education:
 HS diploma or less 205 (24.5%)
 Some college 392 (46.8%)
 Bachelor’s degree or more 240 (28.7%)
Prior breast cancer experience:
 Prior breast biopsy 220 (26.4%)
 Prior breast cancer diagnosis 48 (5.7%)
 First-degree relative with breast cancer 167 (20.1%)