Table 2.
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.