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. 2016 Dec 16;11(12):e0168383. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168383

Table 1. Participant Demographic Summary Statistics.

Characteristic n (%)
No. of participants 38
Age
 Mean age ± SD 61 ± 9
 Min-max age 39–77
Race/Ethnicity
 Asian 9 (24)
 African American/Black 5 (13)
 Latino/Hispanic 7 (18)
 Filipina 7 (18)
 White/Caucasian 9 (24)
 Mixed-race 1 (3)
Primary language
 English 11 (29)
 Chinese 9 (24)
 Russian 4 (11)
 Spanish 7 (18)
 Tagalog 7 (18)
Education
 Less than high school 8 (22)
 High school graduate or GED 7 (19)
 Some college 7 (19)
 2-year college degree (Associates) 2 (5)
 4-year college degree (BA/BS) 8 (22)
 Graduate degree 5 (14)
Annual household income
 $0 to $9,999 13 (36)
 $10,000 to $14,999 6 (17)
 $15,000 to $19,999 2 (6)
 $20,000 to $34,999 8 (22)
 $35,000 to $49,999 1 (3)
 $50,000 to $74,999 2 (6)
 $75,000 or more 3 (8)
 Rather not say 1 (3)
Employment
 Full-time 6 (16)
 Part-time 6 (16)
 Not working 25 (68)
Insurance
 Private health insurance or HMO 7 (18)
 MediCal 14 (37)
 Medicare 7 (18)
 Medicare & MediCal 7 (18)
 Healthy San Francisco 3 (8)
Age at breast cancer diagnosis
 Mean age (SD) 56 ± 10
 Min-max age 35–77
Years since breast cancer diagnosis
 Mean years (SD) 5± 3
 Min-max years 2–13
Breast cancer stage at diagnosis
 Stage 0 2 (5)
 Stage 1 12 (32)
 Stage 2 12 (32)
 Stage 3 10 (26)
 Stage 4 1 (3)
 I don’t know 1 (3)
Surgery
 Lumpectomy 18 (49)
 Lumpectomy with reconstruction 3 (8)
 Mastectomy 10 (27)
 Mastectomy with reconstruction 6 (16)