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Published in final edited form as: Support Care Cancer. 2018 Aug 22;27(4):1383–1394. doi: 10.1007/s00520-018-4426-4

Table 1.

Sociodemographic Characteristics

Combined Breast Cancer Prostate Cancer Colorectal Cancer
(N = 288) (n = 128) (n = 90) (n = 70)
Age, mean (SD) 56.05 (10.20) 51.44 (9.13) 63.07 (8.23) 55.03 (9.30)
Years living in US, mean (SD) 28.65 (14.48) 24.64 (14.21) 32.89 (14.52) 29.68 (12.97)
Gender, % (n)
 Female 53.8 (155) 100 (128) 0 (0) 38.6 (27)
 Male 46.2 (133) 0 (0) 100 (90) 61.4 (43)
Race, % (n)
 White 88.2 (254) 86.7 (111) 86.7 (78) 92.9 (65)
 Black .3 (1) 0 (0) 1.1 (1) 0 (0)
 Native American .3 (1) 0 (0) 1.1 (1) 0 (0)
 Other 8.7 (25) 10.2 (13) 9.0 (9) 4.3 (3)
 Unknown 2.1 (6) 3.1 (4) 0 (0) 2.8 (2)
 Missing .3 1 0 (0) 1.1 (1) 0 (0)
Ethnicity, % (n)
 Hispanic/Latino 100 (288) 100 (128) 100 (90) 100 (70)
Country/Territory of Origin, % (n)
 Mexico 80.6 (232) 78.1 (100) 84.4 (76) 80.0 (56)
 Puerto Rico 5.2 (15) 4.7 (6) 6.7 (6) 4.3 (3)
 Central America 1.7 (5) 3.1 (4) 1.1 (1) 0 (0)
 South America 6.2 (18) 6.3 (8) 6.7 (6) 5.7 (4)
 Caribbean 1.0 (3) 1.5 (2) 0 (0) 1.4 (1)
 Other 1.0 (3) 1.5 (2) 1.1 (1) 0 (0)
 Unknown .7 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2.9 (2)
 Missing 3.5 (10) 4.7 (6) 0 (0) 5.7 (4)
Language, % (n)
 English monolingual 17.0 (49) 15.6 (20) 15.6 (14) 21.4 (15)
 Spanish monolingual 54.2 (156) 49.2 (63) 66.7 (60) 47.1 (33)
 English-Spanish bilingual 26.0 (75) 30.5 (39) 17.8 (16) 28.6 (20)
 Missing 2.8 (8) 4.7 (6) 0 (0) 2.9 (2)
Nativity, % (n)
 US Born 37.8 (109) 36.7 (47) 33.3 (30) 45.7 (32)
 Foreign Born 59.4 (171) 58.6 (75) 66.7 (60) 51.4 (36)
 Missing 2.8 (8) 4.7 (6) 0 (0) 2.9 (2)
Immigrant Generation, % (n)
 1st generation 56.6 (163) 52.3 (67) 67.8 (61) 50.0 (35)
 2nd generation 12.8 (37) 12.5 (16) 12.2 (11) 14.2 (10)
 3rd generation 10.8 (31) 14.0 (18) 5.5 (5) 11.4 (8)
 4th generation 6.6 (19) 4.6 (6) 7.7 (7) 8.5 (6)
 5th generation 6.9 (20) 7.8 (10) 5.5 (5) 7.1 (5)
 Not Applicable 2.1 (6) 2.3 (3) 0 (0) 4.2 (3)
 Unknown .7 (2) 0.8 (1) 0 (0) 1.4 (1)
 Missing 3.4 (10) 5.4 (7) 1.1 (1) 2.9 (2)
Household Income, % (n)
 Less than $11,9999 22.2 (64) 21.8 (28) 18.8 (17) 27.1 (19)
 Between $12,000 and $24,999 26.7 (77) 26.5 (34) 30.0 (27) 22.8 (16)
 Between $25,000 and $49,999 19.5 (56) 20.3 (26) 18.8 (17) 18.5 (13)
 Between $50,000 and $99,999 9.8 (28) 6.2 (8) 13.3 (12) 11.4 (8)
 More than $100,000 5.6 (16) 7.8 (10) 4.4 (4) 2.9 (2)
 Unknown 12.5 (36) 10.1 (13) 14.4 (13) 14.2 (10)
 Missing 3.8 (11) 7.0 (9) 0 (0) 2.9 (2)
Educational History, % (n)
 Less than high school 39.2 (113) 30.4 (39) 44.4 (40) 48.5 (34)
 High school or equivalency (GED) 26.4 (76) 25.7 (33) 25.5 (23) 28.5 (20)
 Associate’s degree 6.3 (18) 7.0 (9) 4.4 (4) 7.1 (5)
 Bachelor’s degree 8.0 (23) 8.6 (11) 11.1 (10) 2.9 (2)
 Master’s degree 2.1 (6) 3.1 (4) 2.2 (2) 0 (0)
 Doctoral degree (PhD, DPhil) 1.0 (3) .8 (1) 1.1 (1) 1.4 (1)
 Professional degree (MD, JD, DDS) .7 (2) .8 (1) 0 (0) 1.4 (1)
 Other 3.1 (9) 4.6 (6) 2.2 (2) 1.4 (1)
 Missing 13.2 (38) 18.7 (24) 8.8 (8) 8.5 (6)
Relationship Status, % (n)
 Single 11.5 (33) 10.9 (14) 8.8 (8) 15.7 (11)
 Married or Living with Partner 61.5 (177) 56.2 (72) 76.6 (69) 51.4 (36)
 Dating .3 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1.4 (1)
 Separated 5.6 (16) 7.8 (10) 3.3 (3) 4.2 (3)
 Divorced 13.5 (39) 14.8 (19) 7.7 (7) 18.5 (13)
 Widowed 4.9 (14) 5.4 (7) 3.3 (3) 5.7 (4)
 Missing 2.8 (8) 4.6 (6) 0 (0) 2.9 (2)
Parental Status, % (n)
 Yes 87.8 (253) 8.6 (11) 7.7 (7) 12.8 (9)
 No 9.4 (27) 86.7 (111) 92.2 (83) 84.2 (59)
 Missing 2.8 (8) 4.6 (6) 0 (0) 2.9 (2)