Table 2.

Sample description (N = 47)

Variable	M (SD )	% (n )
Age in years	55.39 (12.62)
Education in years since grade 1	13.03 (3.48)
Sex
Male		51.1 (24)
Female		48.9 (23)
Marital status
Married		61.7 (29)
Common law		10.6 (5)
Single, never married		6.4 (3)
Divorced/separated		12.8 (6)
Widowed		8.5 (4)
Time since diagnosis in months
<1		17.0 (8)
1 to 2		14.9 (7)
3 to 6		34.0 (16)
> 6		31.9 (15)
Missing		2.1 (1)
Melanoma stage
In situ (stage 0)		40.4 (19)
Stage I		10.6 (5)
Stage II		14.9 (7)
Stage III		17.0 (8)
Missing		17.0 (8)
Melanoma detection
Patient		42.6 (20)
Physician		10.6 (5)
Partner/spouse		12.8 (6)
Other (e.g., sister, offspring)		8.5 (4)
Missing		25.5 (12)