Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics of the Study Sample (N=579)
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| Mean (SD*) | 51.2 (9.1) |
| Range | 25.0 –85.0 |
| Ethnicity, N (%) | |
| White | 196 (33.9) |
| Less-acculturated Latina | 275 (47.5) |
| More-acculturated Latina | 33 (5.7) |
| African-American | 25 (4.3) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 50 (8.6) |
| High school graduate, N (%) | |
| No | 235 (40.6) |
| Yes | 344 (59.4) |
| Married/Partnered, N (%) | |
| No | 284 (49.1) |
| Yes | 295 (51.0) |
| Comorbidity, N (%) | |
| None | 409 (70.6) |
| Any | 170 (29.4) |
| Stage, N (%) | |
| 0 | 67 (11.6) |
| I | 152 (26.3) |
| II | 267 (46.1) |
| III | 93 (16.1) |
| Hormone therapy, N (%) | |
| No | 168 (29.0) |
| Yes | 411 (71.0) |
| Financial adequacy, N (%) | |
| No | 358 (61.8) |
| Yes | 221 (38.2) |
| Did not get medical care due to competing life needs, N (%) | |
| No | 451 (77.9) |
| Yes | 128 (22.1) |
| Doctor visit group | |
| PCP† only | 40 (7.0) |
| Surgeon/cancer specialist only | 100 (17.3) |
| Both PCP and surgeon/cancer specialist | 439 (75.8) |
| Access to medical care | |
| Very easy/Somewhat easy | 358 (61.8) |
| Very difficult/Somewhat difficult | 221 (38.2) |
*
SD: standard deviation
†
PCP: primary care provider