Table 1.
Parent demographic characteristics
| Variable | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age of adult | ||
| Average age (SD) | 40.7 (7.5) | — |
| [Range] | [21–61] | — |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 206 | 65.8 |
| Male | 107 | 34.2 |
| Participant familial relationship to melanoma case | ||
| First-degree relative | 227 | 72.5 |
| Second-degree relative | 50 | 16.0 |
| Third-degree relative | 36 | 11.5 |
| Participant geographic closeness to melanoma case | ||
| Lives in the same city as case | 36 | 11.5 |
| Does not live in the same city as case | 277 | 88.5 |
| Education level | ||
| ≤High school degree | 17 | 5.4 |
| Some college | 88 | 28.1 |
| ≥College degree | 208 | 66.5 |
| Race | ||
| White | 299 | 95.5 |
| Nonwhite/unknown | 14 | 4.5 |
| Marital status | ||
| Never married | 6 | 1.9 |
| Married/partnered | 286 | 91.4 |
| Divorced/separated | 19 | 6.1 |
| Windowed | 2 | 0.6 |
| Income | ||
| ≤50 k | 60 | 19.2 |
| 51–70 k | 52 | 16.6 |
| ≥70 k | 194 | 62.0 |
| Refused/did not know | 7 | 2.2 |
| Number of children under the age of 18 | ||
| Has one child | 117 | 37.4 |
| Has two or more children | 195 | 62.3 |
| Refused | 1 | 0.3 |
| Age of reported child | ||
| ≤6 years old | 69 | 22.0 |
| 7–12 years old | 69 | 22.0 |
| ≥13 years old | 54 | 17.3 |
| Refused/did not report | 121 | 38.7 |