Table 2. Sample Characteristics.
| White | AfricanAmerican | ||||
| N | % | N | % | ||
| Age | |||||
| 18–39 | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% | NS |
| 30–39 | 2 | 3% | 1 | 2% | |
| 40–49 | 9 | 12% | 9 | 18% | |
| 50–59 | 20 | 27% | 15 | 30% | |
| 60–64 | 11 | 15% | 9 | 18% | |
| 65+ | 31 | 42% | 16 | 32% | |
| Total | 74 | 100% | 50 | 100% | |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 38 | 51% | 30 | 60% | NS |
| Male | 36 | 49% | 20 | 40% | |
| Total | 74 | 100% | 50 | 100% | |
| Employment | |||||
| Working full-time | 22 | 30% | 12 | 24% | P<.05 |
| Working part-time | 9 | 12% | 2 | 4% | |
| Unemployed | 6 | 8% | 3 | 6% | |
| Retired | 29 | 39% | 14 | 28% | |
| Disabled | 8 | 11% | 18 | 36% | |
| No Response | 0 | 0% | 1 | 2% | |
| Total | 74 | 100% | 50 | 100% | |
| Household Income | |||||
| Less than $5,000 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 4% | P<.05 |
| $5,000 to $11,999 | 3 | 4% | 8 | 16% | |
| $12,000 to $15,999 | 3 | 4% | 2 | 4% | |
| $16,000 to $24,999 | 8 | 11% | 7 | 14% | |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 8 | 11% | 5 | 10% | |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 9 | 12% | 2 | 4% | |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 9 | 12% | 3 | 6% | |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 10 | 14% | 2 | 4% | |
| $100,000 and more | 14 | 19% | 2 | 4% | |
| Missing/no response | 10 | 14% | 17 | 34% | |
| Total | 74 | 100% | 50 | 100% | |
| Percent of Federal Poverty Line | |||||
| Below or at Federal Poverty Line | 12 | 16% | 20 | 40% | P<.001 |
| 200% of Federal Poverty Line or more | 48 | 65% | 13 | 26% | |
| Missing | 14 | 19% | 17 | 34% | |
| Total | 74 | 100% | 50 | 100% | |
| Home Ownership | |||||
| Own Home | 62 | 84% | 21 | 42% | P<.001 |
| Rents Home | 10 | 14% | 20 | 40% | |
| Other | 2 | 3% | 4 | 8% | |
| No Response | 0 | 0% | 5 | 10% | |
| Total | 74 | 100% | 50 | 100% | |
| Education | |||||
| Some college or less | 38 | 51% | 34 | 68% | P<.05 |
| College degree or more | 36 | 49% | 13 | 26% | |
| No Response | 0 | 0% | 3 | 6% | |
| Total | 74 | 100% | 50 | 100% | |
| Marital Status | |||||
| Married or living with partner | 50 | 68% | 15 | 30% | P<.001 |
| Widowed | 7 | 9% | 7 | 14% | |
| Divorced/Separated | 9 | 12% | 10 | 20% | |
| Never married | 8 | 11% | 17 | 34% | |
| No Response | 0 | 0% | 1 | 2% | |
| Total | 74 | 100% | 50 | 100% | |
| Insurance Status | |||||
| Medicaid | 4 | 5% | 11 | 22% | P = .002 |
| Medicare | 2 | 3% | 3 | 6% | |
| Medicaid and Medicare | 1 | 1% | 6 | 12% | |
| Medicaid plus private health insurance | 1 | 1% | 1 | 2% | |
| Medicare plus private insurance | 25 | 34% | 7 | 14% | |
| Private health insurance or HMO | 39 | 53% | 19 | 38% | |
| No insurance | 1 | 1% | 2 | 4% | |
| No Response | 1 | 1% | 1 | 2% | |
| Total | 74 | 100% | 50 | 100% | |
| Site of Cancer | |||||
| Prostate | 13 | 18% | 14 | 28% | |
| Breast | 10 | 13% | 16 | 32% | |
| Head & Neck(e.g. thyroid, esophagus, larynx) | 14 | 19% | 3 | 6% | |
| Hematologic/Bone Marrow | 13 | 18% | 6 | 12% | |
| Gynecologic(e.g., uterus, vulva, ovarian, cervix) | 5 | 7% | 4 | 8% | |
| Gastrointestinal(e.g., colon, stomach) | 6 | 8% | 4 | 8% | |
| Bronchus & Lung | 3 | 4% | 3 | 6% | |
| Kidney | 3 | 4% | 0 | 0% | |
| Neuro-oncology(i.e., meninges) | 3 | 4% | 0 | 0% | |
| Skin | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% | |
| Sarcoma & Melanoma | 2 | 3% | 0 | 0% | |
| Other (unclear primary) | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% | |
| Total | 74 | 100% | 50 | 100% | |
Abbreviations: NS, Not Significant. P values based on Pearson Chi-Square test results.
Some Columns do not equal 100% due to rounding.