Table 1.
Respondent Characteristics and receipt of peer support
| Characteristic | Number of Patients (%)
|
p-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Peer Support N=602 (52) |
Peer Support N=553 (48) |
||
| Age at diagnosis, y | <0.001 | ||
| <50 | 77 (13) | 117 (21) | |
| 50-64 | 202 (33) | 219 (40) | |
| 65-74 | 138 (23) | 130 (23) | |
| 75+ | 185 (31) | 87 (16) | |
| Sex | 0.113 | ||
| Men | 303 (50) | 306 (55) | |
| Women | 295 (49) | 247 (45) | |
| Race | 0.671 | ||
| White | 449 (75) | 400 (72) | |
| Black | 142 (24) | 141 (25) | |
| Other | 11 (2) | 12 (2) | |
| Marital Status | <0.001 | ||
| Not married/partnered | 280 (47) | 188 (34) | |
| Married/partnered | 322 (53) | 365 (66) | |
| Education | 0.457 | ||
| <High School | 90 (15) | 85 (15) | |
| High School | 156 (26) | 122 (22) | |
| Some College | 188 (31) | 183 (33) | |
| ≥College graduate | 159 (26) | 158 (29) | |
| Annual income | 0.003 | ||
| <$20,000 | 103 (17) | 90 (16) | |
| $20,000-$49,999 | 152 (25) | 136 (25) | |
| $50,000-$89,999 | 136 (23) | 122 (22) | |
| ≥$90,000 | 67 (11) | 112 (20) | |
a
P-values are derived from chi-square tests. Proportions may not add up to 100% because of rounding or missing data