Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Information for the Total Sample (N=662)
| Characteristic | % |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Female | 68.1 |
| Education | |
| Less than High School Degree | 9.5 |
| High School Degree | 22.1 |
| Some College Courses | 27.8 |
| Undergraduate College Degree only | 16.7 |
| Graduate Courses or Degree | 24.4 |
| Employment | |
| Employed | 37.5 |
| Unemployed | 16.8 |
| Retired | 41.1 |
| Full-Time Homemaker | 5.5 |
| On Leave | 3.8 |
| Disabled | .3 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| Caucasian | 60.9 |
| African American | 37.9 |
| Other | 1.2 |
| Marital Status | |
| Never Married | 11.6 |
| Married | 58.5 |
| Divorced | 16.5 |
| Separated | 3.5 |
| Widowed | 8.9 |
| Other | 1.1 |
| Type of Cancer | |
| Breast | 52.2 |
| Prostate | 10.2 |
| Colon/Rectal | 6.7 |
| Lymphomas | 6.3 |
| Lung | 4.9 |
| Ovary/Uterus | 3.4 |
| Bone | 2.6 |
| Leukemia/Blood | 2.2 |
| Brain | 1.4 |
| Eye | 1.4 |
| Esophagus/Stomach | 1.1 |
| Other | 10.8 |