Table 2.

Demographic, clinical, and relationship adjustment characteristics of the sample.

	Patients	Spouses
N	107	107
Age, M (SD); range	50.64 (12.33); 27–81	50.93 (13.07); 26–80
Gender, n (%)
Female	69 (64.5)	40 (37.4)
Male	38 (35.5)	67 (62.6)
Race, n (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	2 (1.9)	1 (0.9)
Asian	3 (2.8)	2 (1.9)
Black of African American	6 (5.6)	6 (5.6)
White	92 (86.0)	94 (87.9)
More than one race	4 (3.7)	4 (3.7)
Ethnicity, n (%)
Hispanic or Latino	6 (5.6)	1 (0.9)
Not Hispanic or Latino	101 (94.4)	105 (98.1)
Unknown	0 (0.0)	1 (0.9)
Educational status, n (%)
Less than high school	0 (0.0)	1 (0.9)
High school degree or GED	13 (12.1)	9 (8.4)
Some college or technical	30 (28.0)	25 (23.4)
school
4-year college degree	33 (30.8)	41 (38.3)
Post-baccalaureate degree	31 (29.0)	30 (28.0)
Total household income, n (%)
Less than $20,000	5 (4.7)
$20,000–$39,999	3 (2.8)
$40,000–$59,999	12 (11.2)
$60,000–$79,999	8 (7.5)
$80,000–$99,999	16 (15.0)
$100,000–$120,999	15 (14.0)
$121,000+	47 (43.9)
Unknown	1 (0.9)
Marital status, n (%)
Married	98 (91.6)	98 (91.6)
Partnered and cohabiting	9 (8.4)	9 (8.4)
Length of relationship, n (%)
1–2 years	3 (2.8)
3–5 years	8 (7.5)
6–10 years	19 (17.8)
11–15 years	11 (10.3)
11+ years	66 (61.7)
Dyadic Adjustment Scale score,	115.51	115.00
M (SD)	(14.43)	(13.63)
Type and stage of cancer, n (%)
Breast	47/107 (43.9)	–
Stage II	26/47 (55.3)	–
Stage III	7/47 (14.9)	–
Stage IV	14/47 (29.8)	–
Colon	34/107 (31.8)	–
Stage II	7/34 (20.6)	–
Stage III	8/34 (23.5)	–
Stage IV	19/34 (55.9)	–
Rectal	26/107 (24.3)	–
Stage II	6/26 (23.1)	–
Stage III	11/26 (42.3)	–
Stage IV	9/26 (34.6)	–