Table 1. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics (N = 111).
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 46 (41) |
| Female | 65 (59) |
| Race | |
| White | 98 (88) |
| Black | 10 (9) |
| Native American | 1 (1) |
| Not stated | 2 (2) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Latino | 8 (7) |
| Non-Latino | 103 (93) |
| Relationship status | |
| Married or partnered | 60 (54) |
| Never married | 18 (16) |
| Divorced or separated | 19 (17) |
| Widowed | 11 (10) |
| Not stated | 3 (3) |
| Living arrangements | |
| Lives with others | 92 (83) |
| Lives alone | 19 (17) |
| Education level completed | |
| Primary school | 7 (6) |
| Secondary school graduate | 25 (22) |
| Some university or trade school | 33 (31) |
| University graduate | 30 (27) |
| Graduate school | 16 (14) |
| Occupation | |
| Professional/management/technical | 30 (27) |
| White collar/clerical/sales | 10 (9) |
| Blue collar | 14 (12) |
| Homemaker | 3 (3) |
| Student | 2 (2) |
| Retired | 4 (4) |
| Not stated | 48 (43) |
| Cancer site | |
| Gastrointestinal | 48 (43) |
| Gynecological | 21 (19) |
| Head and neck | 20 (18) |
| Lung | 22 (20) |
| Diagnostic modality | |
| Surgery | 66 (59) |
| Biopsy only | 45 (41) |
| Postdiagnosis anticancer treatment | |
| Chemotherapy alone | 78 (70) |
| Chemoradiation | 16 (15) |
| Radiation alone | 4 (3) |
| None | 13 (12) |