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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2018 May 16;171(1):75–84. doi: 10.1007/s10549-018-4823-x

Table 1.

Sample characteristics and demographics (N = 515)

n %
Sex
 Female 510 99.0
 Male 4 0.8
 Transgender 1 0.2
Age
 < 50 years 134 26.0
 50–64 years 220 42.7
 > 65 years 128 24.9
 Did not report 33 6.4
Education
 Less than 4-year college degree 132 25.6
 4-year degree 160 31.1
 More than 4-year degree 221 42.9
 Did not report 2 0.4
Financial status
 Having enough money for special things 307 59.6
 Not having enough money for special things 187 36.3
 Did not report 21 4.1
Marital status
 Married/Living as married 369 71.4
 Not married 141 27.4
 Did not report 5 1.0
Children
 No children 125 24.3
 At least 1 child (none under 18 living at home) 280 54.4
 At least one child under 18 living at home 110 21.4
Metastatic site location
 Single site (not bone) 174 33.8
 Single site (bone) 309 60.0
 Multiple sites 32 6.2
Current oncologic treatment
 Endocrine therapy only 70 13.6
 Chemotherapy only 62 12.0
 Targeted therapy or immunotherapy only 51 9.9
 Endocrine therapy with immune therapy or targeted therapy 46 8.9
 Any other combination treatment with chemotherapy 87 16.9
 Any other combination treatment without chemotherapy 154 29.9
 No treatment 33 6.4
 Did not report 12 2.3