Table 1.

Participant demographics (N = 33)

	Cancer centers (n = 15)		Community hospitals (n = 18)		Total (N = 33)
	N or mean	Percent or range	N or mean	Percent or range	N or mean	Percent or range
Race/ethnicitya
White	13	87	9	50	22	67
Black	2	13	9	50	11	33
Age (mean, range)	64.3	47–80	64.16	49–77	64.2	47–80
<65	8	53	10	56	18	54
65+	7	47	8	44	15	46
Educationb
Less than high school	0	0	1	5	1	3
High school–some college	6	40	10	57	16	49
College or more	9	60	6	33	15	46
Marital status (married/cohabiting)	11	73	13	72	24	73
Currently employed (yes)	9	60	8	44	17	52
Household income
<20,000	0	0	3	16	3	9
20,000–59,000	4	27	7	39	11	33
60,000–99,000	5	33	3	16	8	24
100,000+	6	40	5	28	11	33
Cancer type
Breast	6	40	10	56	16	49
Prostate	9	60	8	44	17	51
Years from active treatment
2–5	6	40	6	33	12	37
6–9	4	27	7	39	11	33
10+	5	33	5	28	10	30
Self-rating of health
Excellent or very good	7	47	7	39	14	43
Good	7	47	5	28	12	36
Fair or poor	1	6	6	33	7	21

^aχ² = 4.950, df = 1, p = 0.026

^bPercents do not add to 100 % due to nonresponse