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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 12.
Published in final edited form as: Support Care Cancer. 2012 Apr 25;20(12):3221–3229. doi: 10.1007/s00520-012-1464-1

Table 1.

Participant Demographics

Total n = 28 n (%)*
Gender
Male 16 (57)
Female 12 (43)

Age
35–50 7 (27)
51–60 9 (35)
61–70 9 (35)
71–80 1 (4)
missing 2

Country of birth
China 18 (64)
Taiwan 6 (21)
Hong Kong 1 (4)
Malaysia 2 (7)
Vietnam 1 (4)

Primary language
Mandarin 20 (71)
Cantonese 5 (18)
Fuzhou/Fujianese 3 (11)

Length of stay in U.S.
.5–1 year 1 (4)
1–2 years 4 (15)
3–5 years 2 (7)
6–9 years 1 (4)
10–15 years 4 (15)
16–20 years 2 (7)
>20 years 13 (48)
missing 1

Highest education
3–5 grades 1 (4)
6–9 grades 9 (33)
10–12 grades 6 (22)
>12 grades 11 (41)
missing 1

Health insurance
Yes 25 (96)
No 0 (0)
DK 1 (4)
missing 2

Primary care provider
Yes 26 (96)
No 1 (4)
missing 1

Time since diagnosis
< 1 year 2 (7)
1–2 years 17 (63)
2–3 years 3 (11)
3–4 years 1 (4)
5–6 years 1 (4)
> 6 years 3 (11)
missing 1

Cancer site
Breast 7 (25)
Cervix 1 (4)
Esophagus 1 (4)
Intestine 1 (4)
Kidney 1 (4)
Liver 9 (32)
Lung 3 (11)
Nose 1 (4)
Ovary 1 (4)
Prostate 1 (4)
Stomach 1 (4)
Tongue 1 (4)

Currently in treatment
Yes 22 (81)
No 5 (19)
missing 1
*

missing values not included in calculations of percentage values