Table 2:
Sociodemographic characteristics (N=275)
| Variable | Group | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Under 55 | 73 | 26.6 |
| 55 to 64 | 115 | 41.8 | |
| 65+ | 87 | 31.6 | |
| Gender | Male | 88 | 32.0 |
| Female | 187 | 68.0 | |
| Race | Black | 60 | 21.8 |
| White | 215 | 78.2 | |
| Ethnicity | Latino | 34 | 12.4 |
| non-Latino | 241 | 87.6 | |
| Insured | Yes | 224 | 81.5 |
| No | 51 | 18.6 | |
| Education | Beyond HS | 174 | 63.3 |
| Not Beyond HS | 101 | 36.7 | |
| Marital Status | Married | 156 | 56.7 |
| Not Married | 119 | 43.3 | |
| Religion | Catholic | 112 | 40.7 |
| Protestant | 56 | 20.4 | |
| Baptist | 46 | 16.7 | |
| Other-Christian | 17 | 6.2 | |
| Jewish | 23 | 8.4 | |
| Other | 9 | 3.3 | |
| None | 12 | 4.4 | |
| Region* | Northeast | 174 | 63.3 |
| South/West | 101 | 36.7 |
Abbreviations: HS – high school
*
Regions include Northeast: Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York, NY); Weill Cornell Cancer Center (New York, NY); and Yale Cancer Center (New Haven, CT); and South/West: Parkland Hospital (Dallas, TX); Pomona Valley Medical Center (Pomona, CA); Simmons Cancer Center (Dallas, TX); Virginia Commonwealth University Cancer Center (Richmond, VA)