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. 2017 Jun 1;6(2):327–332. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2016.0053

Table 1.

Characteristics of Participants (n = 1,395)

  N (%)
Unmet needs
 Late effects of treatment information 949 (77.9)
 Fertility information 629 (45.4)
 Recurrence concerns 1035 (79.7)
 Family risk of cancer concerns 629 (51.3)
Survivorship care planning
 Receipt of written treatment summary 370 (30.4)
 Receipt of instructions for follow-up care 1049 (86.3)
Sociodemographics
 Age at survey completion (mean, SD) 38.2 (9.2)
 Female 828 (59.7)
 Race  
  White 1215 (88.3)
  Other 161 (11.7)
 Marital status
  Married/domestic partner 870 (63.0)
  Other 510 (37.0)
 Educational attainment
  Less than high school/high school degree 107 (7.8)
  Some college/technical/associate's degree 524 (38.3)
  Bachelor's degree 452 (33.0)
  Graduate/medical degree 285 (20.8)
 Employment status
  Employed (full or part-time) 1037 (78.4)
  Not employed (student/caregiver/retired) 285 (21.6)
 Insurance status
  Private/military 906 (86.3)
  Medicare/Medicaid 59 (5.6)
  Other/none/don't know 85 (8.1)
Cancer history
 Age at cancer diagnosis (years)
  15–20 153 (11.0)
  21–29 453 (32.5)
  30–39 789 (56.6)
 Type of cancer
  Breast 213 (15.3)
  Colorectal 44 (3.2)
  Leukemia 55 (3.9)
  Lymphoma 261 (18.8)
  Melanoma 77 (5.5)
  Sarcoma 69(5.0)
  Testicular 253 (18.2)
  Thyroid 89 (6.4)
  Other 331 (23.8)
 Time since last treatment
  Less than 5 years 810 (60.9)
  Five+ years 521 (39.1)
  Currently seeing an oncologist 644 (52.7)
  Currently seeing a primary care physician 645 (52.7)

 SD, standard deviation.