Table 1.

Characteristics of focus group participants (N = 82)

Characteristic	Number	Percent1	Group difference between survivors and caregivers (P-value)	Group difference between Eastern and Central regions (P-value)
Cancer experience			–	0.89
Survivor	37	0.451
Caregiver	43	0.524
Both	2	0.024
Employment status			0.38	0.027**
Full time	21	0.26
Part time	14	0.17
Retired	28	0.34
Do not work	19	0.23
Education			0.71*	0.098*
Some high school	2	0.02
High school	21	0.26
Some college	38	0.46
College	21	0.26
Household income			0.73	0.014**
Less than $10,000	11	0.13
$10,000–$19,999	13	0.16
$20,000–$39,999	24	0.29
$40,000 or more	22	0.27
Did not answer	11	0.13
Marital status			0.28	0.56
Married	28	0.34
Separated	3	0.04
Divorced	19	0.23
Widowed	12	0.15
Single	20	0.24
Regular source of health care			0.093*	0.68
Yes	79	0.96
No	3	0.04

¹Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding.

^*P < 0.10,

^**P < 0.05.