Table 2.
Patient Characteristics (N = 112)*
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Female | 102 (91) |
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 58.69 (10.38) |
| Highest level of education | |
| Did not graduate high school | 26 (23) |
| Graduated high school | 13 (12) |
| Some college | 37 (33) |
| Graduated college | 21 (19) |
| Postgraduate | 15 (13) |
| Income (US$) | |
| 0-19,999 | 44 (42) |
| 20,000-39,999 | 33 (31) |
| 40,000-59,999 | 9 (9) |
| 60,000-79,999 | 10 (9) |
| > 80,000 | 9 (9) |
| Primary tumor site | |
| Breast | 92 (84) |
| Colorectal | 8 (7) |
| Lung | 12 (9) |
| Stage | |
| 0 | 3 (3) |
| I | 40 (36) |
| II | 37 (33) |
| III | 23 (21) |
| IV | 7 (6) |
| Unknown | 2 (2) |
Data given as no. (%) unless otherwise indicated. Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.
*
Because of omissions in patient records and/or failure of patients/oncologists to respond to a question, the sum of the numbers by category may not equal the total number of patients or oncologists.