Table 2.
Participant Demographics
| Characteristic | Patients with COPD (n = 14) | Patients Eligible for Lung Cancer Screening (n = 13) | Potential Surrogate Decision Makers of Patients with Lung Cancer (n = 17) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, yr, median (range) | 65.5 (48–83) | 67 (57–70) | 57.5 (29–80)* |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| Male | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Race | |||
| White | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| Black | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Other | — | — | 1 |
| Religious affiliation | |||
| Baptist | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Catholic | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Christian, non-Catholic | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Jewish | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Muslim | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Other† | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Income, annual | |||
| <$30,000 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| $30,000–69,000 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| >$69,000 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Declined to answer | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Highest level of education‡ | |||
| Less than high school | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| High school | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Some college | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| College degree | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| More than college | — | — | 3 |
| Relationship to patient | |||
| Spouse/partner | — | — | 6 |
| Child | — | — | 6 |
| Parent | — | — | 2 |
| Other | — | — | 2 |
Definition of abbreviation: COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
*
One participant declined response.
†
Included one identifying as nondenominational, one atheist, and one participant who declined response.
‡
One participant declined to respond.