TABLE 2.
Individual Characteristics | N | % |
---|---|---|
Body Mass Index1 | 45 | 1.0 |
Underweight | ||
Normal weight | 1404 | 32.2 |
Overweight | 1352 | 31.1 |
Obese | 1511 | 34.7 |
Unknown | 42 | 1.0 |
Age at Breast Cancer Diagnosis (years) | 960 | 22.0 |
< 50 | ||
50–59 | 1271 | 29.2 |
60–69 | 1252 | 28.8 |
>70 | 871 | 20.0 |
Race/ethnicity and nativity | ||
White, non-Hispanic | 2786 | 64.0 |
African American | 348 | 8.0 |
Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI), foreign-born | 423 | 9.7 |
AAPI, US-born | 141 | 3.2 |
Hispanic, foreign-born | 228 | 5.2 |
Hispanic, US-born | 314 | 7.2 |
Other | 114 | 2.6 |
Educational level | 688 | 15.8 |
High school or less | ||
Some college | 1510 | 34.7 |
College graduate | 1204 | 27.7 |
Post graduate | 942 | 21.6 |
Unknown | 10 | 0.2 |
Household income | 404 | 9.3 |
<25K | ||
$25–49K | 802 | 18.4 |
$50–89K | 1227 | 28.2 |
≥$90K | 1351 | 31.0 |
Unknown | 570 | 13.1 |
Combined education +income (individual level SES)2 | ||
1: Lowest SES | 462 | 10.6 |
2 | 582 | 13.4 |
3 | 789 | 18.1 |
4 | 750 | 17.2 |
5 | 730 | 16.8 |
6: Highest SES | 469 | 10.8 |
Unknown | 572 | 13.1 |
Employment status | 1452 | 33.3 |
Full time | ||
Part time | 517 | 11.9 |
Unemployed | 188 | 4.3 |
Retired | 1347 | 30.9 |
Disability | 408 | 9.4 |
Other | 238 | 5.5 |
Unknown | 204 | 4.7 |
Marital status | 2653 | 60.9 |
Married or live as married | ||
Widow | 489 | 11.2 |
Separated/divorced | 841 | 19.3 |
Single | 353 | 8.1 |
Unknown | 18 | 0.4 |
BMI for Asians were defined using Asian-specific cut-points from World Health Organization (WHO).
Combined education and income variable created by adding education value 1–4 and income value 1–4. Baseline education 1= ≤High School, 2=some college, 3=college graduate, 4= post graduate. Baseline Income: 1= < $25,000, 2=$25,000–49,000, 3=$50,000–89,000 4= ≥ $90,000. Possible values 2 through 8. Lowest scores (2 and 3) combined for the lowest education and income group. Reference group score 8, women in both the highest income and highest education categories.