Table 2.
Sociodemographic and disease characteristics
| Total Sample | “Comfort-Oriented” | “Service-Accepting” | “Service-Reluctant” | Comparison | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M(SD) | M(SD) | M(SD) | M(SD) | ||
| Age in years | 62.43 (8.22) | 62.41 (7.84) | 62.57 (8.44) | 62.35 (9.67) | F(2, 209) = .007, p = .993 |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Marital status | χ2(2, N = 212) = .883, p = .64 | ||||
| Married | 179 (84.4%) | 117 (83.0%) | 33 (89.2%) | 29 (85.3%) | |
| Not married | 33 (15.6%) | 24 (17.0%) | 4 (10.8%) | 5 (14.7%) | |
| Ethnic/racial identity | χ2(2, N = 212) = 1.173, p = .56 | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 193 (91.0%) | 130 (92.2%) | 32 (86.5%) | 31 (91.2%) | |
| Racially/Ethnically diverse | 19 (9.0%) | 11 (7.8%) | 5 (13.5%) | 3 (8.8%) | |
| Education level | χ2(10, N = 212) = 15.483, p = .12 | ||||
| 8th grade or less | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2.7%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Some high school | 2 (1%) | 2 (1.4%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| High school graduate | 15 (7.1%) | 7 (5.0%) | 3 (8.1%) | 5 (14.7%) | |
| Some college/Associate’s degree | 47 (22.2%) | 30 (21.3%) | 7 (18.9%) | 10 (29.4%) | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 75 (35.4%) | 54 (38.3%) | 9 (24.3%) | 12 (35.3%) | |
| Masters or Doctoral Degree | 72 (34.0%) | 48 (34.0%) | 17 (46.0%) | 7 (20.6%) | |
| Cancer stage | χ2(6, N = 212) = 4.744, p = .58 | ||||
| No Evidence of Disease | 39 (18.4%) | 24 (17.0%) | 9 (24.3%) | 6 (17.6%) | |
| Early Stage: Localized to one part of body | 82 (38.7%) | 53 (37.6%) | 17 (46.0%) | 12 (35.3%) | |
| Advanced: Cancer has metastasized to other regions | 58 (27.4%) | 42 (29.8%) | 5 (13.5%) | 11(32.4%) | |
| Unknown stage | 33 (15.6%) | 22 (15.6%) | 6 (16.2%) | 5 (14.7%) |