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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Nurs. 2015 Mar-Apr;38(2):118–124. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000157

Table 1. Sample Characteristics.

Characteristics (N = 129) Number Percenta
Gender
 Male 64 49.6
 Female 65 50.4
Ageb
 50-59 years 81 63.8
 60-69 years 36 28.4
 70-79 years 5 3.9
 80 years and over 5 3.9
Educational Levelb
 High School Graduate or less 43 34.7
 Some College 63 50.8
 Bachelor’s Degree or higher 18 14.5
Marital Statusb
 Divorced 39 30.7
 Married 38 30.0
 Single/never married 30 23.6
 Widow/widower 20 15.7
Personal Incomeb
 Less than $9,000 10 8.3
 $10,000 to $29,000 40 33.3
 $30,000 to $49,000 44 36.7
 $50,000 to $69,000 20 16.7
 $70,000 to $89,000 6 5.0
Health Insurance
 Yes 129 100
 No 0 0
a

Percentage indicates valid percentage.

b

Because of missing data, n values do not total sample size.