Table 1.
Demographic, psychosocial, family, and clinical characteristics of Project Forward participants (n=193)
| Total | ||
|---|---|---|
|
| ||
| No. | % | |
| Demographic Factors | ||
| Gender | ||
| Female | 96 | 49.7 |
| Male | 97 | 50.36 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic | 105 | 54.4 |
| White, non-Hispanic | 55 | 28.5 |
| Other | 33 | 17.1 |
| Age at survey completion | ||
| 15–20 yrs | 114 | 59.1 |
| 21+ yrs old | 79 | 40.9 |
| Education | ||
| <HS | 56 | 29.0 |
| HS | 44 | 22.8 |
| Some college | 55 | 28.5 |
| Associate/college degree | 36 | 18.6 |
| Missing | 2 | 1.04 |
| Family Level Factors | ||
| Family influences healthcare decisions | N | % |
| Yes | 172 | 89.1 |
| No | 21 | 10.9 |
| Clinical Factors | ||
| Cancer diagnosis/site | N | % |
| Leukemia | 57 | 29.5 |
| Brain/CNS | 31 | 16.1 |
| Bone | 10 | 5.2 |
| Lymphoma | 38 | 19.7 |
| Other | 57 | 29.5 |
| Treatment intensity | N | % |
| Least intensive 1 | 15 | 7.8 |
| 2 | 65 | 33.7 |
| 3 | 90 | 46.6 |
| Most intensive 4 | 22 | 11.4 |
| Missing | 1 | 0.52 |
| System Level Factors | ||
| Hospital | N | % |
| CHLA | 164 | 85.0 |
| LB | 29 | 15.0 |
| Health Insurance | N | % |
| Public | 61 | 32.1 |
| Private | 69 | 36.3 |
| None | 36 | 19.0 |
| unknown | 27 | 25.7 |
| Has regular doctor for regular (non-cancer) health checkups | N | % |
| Yes | 124 | 64.2 |
| No | 68 | 35.2 |
| Missing | 1 | 0.5 |
Chi-square significance:
+
p<.10,
*
p<.05,
**
p<.01,
***
p<.001