Table 1.

Patient Characteristics by Time Period and Expenditure Groups

	N	%	Average Monthly Expenditure Per Patient
Total Patients	1807	-	$88.33
Age Category
66 to 69	366	20.3%	$100.79
70 to 74	526	29.1%	$86.83
75 to 79	528	29.2%	$86.28
>=80	387	21.4%	$81.36
Race
White	1667	92.3%	$88.58
Black	56	3.1%	$77.32
Other	84	4.6%	$90.65
Sex
Male	1176	65.1%	$84.66
Female	631	34.9%	$95.15
Marital Status
Married	585	32.4%	$90.04
Unmarried/Unknown	1222	67.6%	$87.50
Education Level*
<10% Did not Graduate HS	538	29.8%	$92.48
10–19% Did not Graduate HS	773	42.8%	$89.11
20–29% Did not Graduate HS	263	14.6%	$84.55
>=30% Did not Graduate HS	182	10.1%	$82.13
Unknown	51	2.8%	$74.31
Zip Code Income
< $38,657	432	23.9%	$85.49
$38,658–$47,921	436	24.1%	$84.38
$47,922–$62,354	450	24.9%	$85.44
>$62,354	438	24.2%	$99.65
Unknown	51	2.8%	$74.31
Comorbidity
0	1018	56.3%	$88.94
1	503	27.8%	$87.92
2	209	11.6%	$79.82
3	77	4.3%	$105.89
Final Stage of Disease
Stage 1	390	21.6%	$74.09
Stage 2	317	17.5%	$71.69
Stage 3	416	23.0%	$91.89
Stage 4	395	21.9%	$115.74
Unknown/No Cancer	289	16.0%	$83.20
Nodal Status
All nodes negative	690	38.2%	$74.81
Nodes Positive	248	13.7%	$139.35
No Nodes Examined	869	48.1%	$84.49
Chemotherapy Administered
No Chemotherapy	1173	64.9%	$64.12
Neoadjuvant Only	98	5.4%	$88.15
Adjuvant Only	226	12.5%	$154.25
Neoadjuvant/Adjuvant	19	1.1%	$168.62
Treatment Only	180	10.0%	$105.54
Neoadjuvant/Adjuvant/Treatment	87	4.8%	$147.22
Continuous	24	1.3%	$245.36
Admission to Hospital after Initial Discharge
None	505	27.9%	$62.79
1 Admission	435	24.1%	$82.26
2 Admissions	328	18.2%	$111.03
3 Admissions	539	29.8%	$103.33