Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of bereaved respondents and their siblings
| BEREAVED RESPONDENTS (N=58) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | (SD) | Range | |
| Age at time of survey (years) | 25.6 | (7.8) | 18-46 |
| Age at sibling's diagnosis of cancer (years) | 10.9 | (6.2) | 0-23 |
| Age at sibling's death (years) | 13.8 | (7.3) | 1-31 |
| Time since sibling's death (years) | 11.8 | (3.2) | 5-17 |
| n | (%) | ||
| Younger than sibling at time of diagnosis | 26 | (46) | |
| Sex | n | (%) | |
| Female | 40 | (69) | |
| Male | 18 | (31) | |
| Same sex as deceased | 29 | (50) | |
| Relationship | |||
| Full sibling | 49 | (84) | |
| Half-sibling | 8 | (14) | |
| Adopted sibling | 1 | (2) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | n | (%) | |
| White, non-Hispanic | 56 | 97 | |
| Other* | 2 | 3 | |
| Highest level of education | n | (%) | |
| High School | 24 | (41) | |
| College, Trade- or graduate-school | 34 | (59) | |
| Current employment status | n | (%) | |
| Employed | 25 | (43) | |
| Student | 26 | (45) | |
| Unemployed | 7 | (12) | |
| Marital status | n | (%) | |
| Married or living with partner | 21 | (36) | |
| Living with parents | 24 | (41) | |
| Living independently | 13 | (23) | |
| DECEASED SIBLINGS (N=46) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | (SD) | Range | |
| Age at diagnosis of cancer | 10.6 | (5.6) | 0-19 |
| Age at death | 12.8 | (6.2) | 0-23 |
| Cancer type | n | (%) | |
| Hematologic Malignancy | 22 | (48)† | |
| Central Nervous System (CNS) tumor | 14 | (30)† | |
| Non-CNS solid tumor | 8 | (17)† | |
| Don't know | 2 | (4)† | |
*
1 Non-Hispanic Black, 1 Native American/Pacific Islander
†
Percents do not add to 100% due to rounding