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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Causes Control. 2016 Dec 10;28(1):23–39. doi: 10.1007/s10552-016-0833-3

Table 1.

Frequency of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and demographic characteristics of women recently diagnosed with cancer and participating in this study (n=3278)

# %
Lifetime IPV by form
Any IPV 1,221 37.3
By form
  Sexual IPV 346 10.6
  Physical IPV 802 24.5
  Psychological IPV 1,099 33.6
    Psychological IPV ‘alone’ 344 10.5
IPV Timing
  Current 258 7.9
  Past NOT current 963 29.4
  No IPV 2,057 62.8
Current IPV by form**
  Current Sexual IPV 26 1.1*
  Current Physical IPV 54 2.2*
  Current Sexual or Physical IPV 66 2.0
  Current Psychological IPV 243 7.4
Childhood sexual abuse3
  Yes 354 10.8%
  No 2924 89.2%
Demographic Factors
Age at diagnosis
<45 441 13.5%
45–54 810 24.7%
55–64 1174 35.8%
65-79 853 26.0%
Number of Children
3+ 1026 31.3%
2 1208 36.9%
1 633 19.3%
0 411 12.5%
Monthly Family Income1
  <$1,000 387 11.8%
  $1,000–$1,999 716 21.8%
  $2,000–$2,999 561 17.1%
  $3,000–$3,999 430 13.1%
  $4,000–$4,999 459 14.0%
  ≥$5000 725 22.1%
Highest educational attainment2
  < High school graduate 305 9.3%
  High school graduate or received GED 984 30.0%
  Some college, vocational degree or Associates degree 575 17.5%
  College graduate 455 13.9%
  Professional or post baccalaureate training/degree 959 29.3%
Race / Ethncity
  Non-Hispanic White 2972 90.7
  All other race or ethnicity minority groups 306 9.3
Lived in an Appalachian region at diagnosis
  Yes 972 29.7%
  No 2306 70.3%
Lived in North Carolina at diagnosis
  Yes (Lived in North Carolina) 883 26.9%
  No (Lived in Kentucky) 2395 73.1%
Smoking History
  Current Smoker 394 12.0%
  Former Smoker 1063 32.4%
  Never Smoker 1820 55.6
Had Private Medical Insurance at diagnosis
  Yes 1904 58.1%
  No 1374 41.9%
Married at diagnosis
  Yes 2051 62.6%
  No 1227 37.4%
Cancer Site
  Breast 1954 59.6
  Colorectal 288 8.8
  Head, neck, lung 201 6.1
  Endometrial 154 4.7
  Leukemia / Lymphoma 148 4.5
  Thyroid 135 4.1
  Cervical 95 2.9
  Ovarian 83 2.5
  Melanoma and other non squamous cell skin cancer 81 2.5
  Bladder or kidney cancer 80 2.4
  Other GI 33 1.0
  Brain, Bone, Connective Tissue 26 0.8
Stage at Diagnosis (abbreviated)
  Localized 2060 62.9
  2 355 10.8
  3 583 17.8
  4 280 8.5
Number of comorbid physical conditions
  0 1417 43.2
  1 1100 33.6
  2 468 14.3
  3 182 5.5
  4 82 2.5
  5 or more 29 0.9
By Physical Health Condition
  Heart Disease 389 11.9
  Diabetes 636 19.4
  Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Frequent diarrhea) 585 17.8
  Fibroids 306 9.3
  Stroke or TIA 172 5.2
  Liver disease(s) 88 2.7