Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of Equality in Breast Cancer Care Study women diagnosed between 2006 and 2009, San Francisco Bay Area, who agreed to be recontacted and provided a biospecimen
| All N = 70 n (%) |
Non-Hispanic White N = 27 n (%) |
African-American N = 6 n (%) |
Hispanic N = 9 n (%) |
Asian/Pacific Islander N = 28 n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (at diagnosis) ≤65 >65 |
43 (6) 27 (39) |
16 (59) 11 (41) |
3 (50) 3 (50) |
4 (44) 5 (56) |
20 (71) 8 (29) |
| Marital status (at diagnosis) MarriedNot married |
50 (72) 20 (29) |
22 (81) 5 (19) |
3 (50) 3 (50) |
4 (44) 5 (56) |
21 (75) 7 (25) |
| Highest educational level (at diagnosis) <high school ≥high school |
6 (9) 64 (91) |
26 (96) 1 (4) |
1 (17) 5 (83) |
0 (0) 9 (100) |
4 (14) 24 (86) |
| Household poverty status (at diagnosis)a
Under federal poverty level Above federal poverty level Unknown |
24 (34) 39 (56) 7 (10) |
4 (15) 22 (88) 1 (4) |
0 (0) 6 (100) 0 (0) |
6 (67) 2 (22) 1 (11) |
9 (50) 14 (32) 5 (18) |
Cells with fewer than five participants are not shown for cancer registry variables (i.e., cancer subtype) due to California Cancer Registry guidelines
aPoverty status is calculated using household income (adjusted for household size) to poverty ratio, as defined by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services