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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Nurs. 2013 Jul-Aug;36(4):301–308. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e3182693522

Table 2. Participant Demographics.

Demographic Category Value
Age at Diagnosis Mean 56 years old (SD 9.34); Minimum 29; Maximum 77
Current Age Mean 61 years old (SD 9.26); Minimum 31; Maximum 81
Gender Male 61%
Female 39%
Ethnicity Hispanic/Latino 3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 61%
Not Reported 36%
Race American Indian/Alaskan Native 1%
Black or African American 6%
White 90%
Asian 1%
Native/Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 0%
Not Reported 2%
Marital Status At Diagnosis Married 85%
Not Married 3%
Divorced 7%
Widowed 2%
Separated 1%
Cohabiting 1%
Not reported 1%
Marital Status Change Since Diagnosis 10%
Education Less than High School 3%
High School Graduate 19%
Less than 2 years of College 12%
2 to 4 years of College; But Did Not Graduate 10%
College Graduate 26%
Graduate School 23%
Other specialty training 7%
Year Treatment Began Mean (SD): 2003 (3.620) Earliest 1966; Latest 2008
Years Since Treatment Began Mean (SD): 5.04 (3.63) Minimum 0; Maximum 42 years
Year Since Treatment Ended Mean (SD): 3.16 (3.06) Minimum 0; Maximum 16 years
Receiving chemotherapy at questionnaire completion Receiving Chemotherapy 35%
Plans for stem cell transplant Stem Cell Transplant planned within next 12 months 4%