TABLE 2.

Respondent Characteristics and Reported Personal Financial Burden (N = 956)

Patient Characteristics	N (%)	Financial Burden (Mean ± SE)	P
SEER catchment area			< 0.001
Metropolitan Detroit	324 (34)	1.91 ± 0.09
Georgia	632 (66)	1.35 ± 0.07
Use of chemotherapy			< 0.001
No	144 (15)	0.88 ± 0.12
Yes	812 (85)	1.88 ± 0.06
Age at diagnosis			< 0.001
< 50	158 (17)	2.51 ± 0.16
50–64	349 (37)	2.13 ± 0.10
65–74	219 (23)	1.41 ± 0.11
75+	230 (24)	0.88 ± 0.09
Sex			0.385
Male	504 (53)	1.68 ± 0.08
Female	440 (46)	1.79 ± 0.09
Race			0.022
White	678 (71)	1.63 ± 0.07
Black	220 (23)	1.92 ± 0.13
Other/unknown	57 (6)	2.16 ± 0.26
Marital status			0.012
Not married/partnered	382 (40)	1.54 ± 0.09
Married/partnered	574 (60)	1.85 ± 0.08
Education			0.247
< High school	152 (16)	1.66 ± 0.15
High school	231 (25)	1.85 ± 0.12
Some college	308 (33)	1.83 ± 0.11
College grad+	247 (26)	1.57 ± 0.11
Annual income			< 0.001
< $20,000	165 (22)	1.70 ± 0.14
$20,000–$49,000	256 (33)	2.31 ± 0.12
$50,000–$89,000	208 (27)	1.86 ± 0.13
≥$90,000	140 (18)	1.42 ± 0.14
Missing	187 (20)	1.03 ± 0.11
Health insurance			< 0.001
Medicare	357 (38)	1.28 ± 0.09
Medicaid	32 (3)	1.44 ± 0.31
None	81 (9)	2.67 ± 0.22
Other	163 (17)	1.84 ± 0.14
Employer provided	313 (33)	2.00 ± 0.10
Overall health			0.488
Poor	61 (7)	1.72 ± 0.22
Fair	131 (14)	1.96 ± 0.17
Good	337 (36)	1.77 ± 0.10
Very good	274 (30)	1.68 ± 0.11
Excellent	134 (14)	1.57 ± 0.15
Comorbid conditions			0.212
None	238 (25)	1.91 ± 0.12
1	294 (31)	1.66 ± 0.10
≥2	424 (44)	1.67 ± 0.09
Employment status			< 0.001
Employed	236 (26)	1.81 ± 0.11
Unemployed	42 (5)	2.57 ± 0.28
Disabled	176 (19)	2.79 ± 0.07
Retired	409 (44)	1.18 ± 0.24
Homemaker	62 (7)	1.61 ± 0.16

Data shown are N (%).

P values are derived from t tests for groups of 2 and from ANOVA for groups of >2. Proportions may not add to 100% because of rounding or missing data.

SEER indicates Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results.