Table 1.
Demographic Characteristic of the Survey Respondents (N = 670)a
| Characteristic | Survey Respondents |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Female | 647 (96.6) |
| Male | 20 (3.0) |
| Race, n (%) | |
| White | 620 (92.5) |
| African American | 13 (1.9) |
| Hispanic | 16 (2.4) |
| Asian/Native American/Pacific Islander/other | 18 (2.69) |
| Marital status, n (%) | |
| Single, never married | 49 (7.3) |
| Married | 440 (65.7) |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 146 (21.8) |
| Living with partner | 34 (5.1) |
| Education, n (%) | |
| Less than high school | 6 (0.9) |
| High school/GED | 77 (11.5) |
| Some college | 207 (31.1) |
| ≥ 2-y college degree | 375 (56.0) |
| Income, n (%) | |
| < $25,000 | 239 (35.7) |
| $25,001–$50,000 | 173 (25.8) |
| $50,001–$75,000 | 107 (16.0) |
| > $75,001 | 116 (17.3) |
| Residence, n (%) | |
| Northeast | 111 (16.6) |
| Midwest | 148 (22.1) |
| West | 140 (20.9) |
| South | 221(33.0) |
| Puerto Rico and others | 48 (7.2) |
| Perceived physician support (scale: 9 [low support]–45 [high support]), mean ± SD | 34.81 ± 7.49 |
| Trust in physician (scale: 0 [low trust]–100 [high trust]), mean ± SD | 65.56 ± 20.08 |
| Discounting (scale: 1 [low]–5 [high]), mean ± SD | 2.64 ± 1.00 |
| Lack of understanding (scale: 1 [low]–5 [high]), mean ± SD | 2.45 ± 0.96 |
| Quality of life (scale: 16 [worse QoL]–112 [better QoL]), mean ± SD | 66.98 ± 18.23 |
| Current pain (scale: 0 [no pain]–10 [worst pain]), mean ± SD | 6.20 ± 2.27 |
| Years since diagnosis, mean ± SD | 12.79 ± 8.14 |
| No. of health care provider referrals, n (%) | NA |
| None | 36 (5.4) |
| 1–5 | 278 (41.5) |
| 6–10 | 176 (26.3) |
| 11–15 | 71 (10.6) |
| 16–20 | 34 (5.1) |
| > 20 | 71 (10.6) |
| Use of prescription or over-the-counter medications, n (%) | 608 (90.7) |
| Use of complementary and alternative medicine, n (%) | 441 (65.8) |
a
Percentages may not add to 100% due to missing data.
Abbreviations: NA = not applicable, QoL = quality of life.