Table 1. Sample Characteristics, Coping Resources and Self-rated Health by English Proficiency, San Francisco Bay Area, 2004, N=330 Latina Breast Cancer Survivors.

Characteristic	Total Sample N = 330	Limited English proficienta n = 126	English proficienta n = 204	p-value
Demographic characteristics
Age in years, mean (SD)	58.25 (11.89)	57.23 (12.56)	58.89 (11.44)	.219
Education (%)b
6th grade or less	27	57	8	<.001
7th grade-H.S. diploma/GED	42	31	50
More than high school	31	12	42
Employed (%)	40	28	47	<.01
Type of health insurance (%)c
Private	66	41	81	<.001
Public only	31	53	18
No health insurance	3	6	1
Acculturation characteristics
Foreign born (%)	59	98	35	<.001
Language acculturation (%)
Less acculturated	49	99	18	<.001
More acculturated	51	1	82
Clinical characteristics
Stage at diagnosis (%)
In situ/localized	70	66	72	.23
Regional	30	34	28
Surgical treatment (%)
Breast conserving surgery	40	26	47	<.001
Mastectomy	60	71	49
Has a comorbid chronic condition (%)	18	25	13	<.01
Mediators: intrapersonal coping (mean SD)
Cancer self-efficacy (1–4 scale)	3.43 (0.59)	3.08 (0.68)	3.62 (0.45)	<.001
Inner Peace scale (0–32 scale)	26.60 (5.31)	28.76 (6.70)	31.42 (5.45)	<.001
Faith scale (0–16 scale)	14.20 (2.99)	14.21 (2.84)	14.20 (3.09)	.99
Outcome: Self-rated health (%)
Good/very good/excellent	73	62	80	<.001
Poor/fair	27	38	20

^aLimited English proficient = Speaks English “fairly well/poorly/not at all;” English proficient = speaks English “very well/well.”

^bMean language acculturation scores (scale: 1=only Spanish; 2=Spanish better/more than English; 3=both equally; 4=English better/more than Spanish; and 5=English only) were dichotomized as ≤ 2.99 = “less acculturated” and scores > 2.99 = “more acculturated” using a 4-item adapted version of the Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanics (35)

^cFunctional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Quality of Life Measurement System- Spiritual Well-being Scale (FACIT-Sp, version 4) subscales of Inner Peace and Faith.