Table 2-.
Help received by older adults before a new diagnosis of breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancer *
| Variable | Overall Weighted n 1,008,328 |
Breast Weighted n 203,457 (20.2%) |
Colorectal Weighted n 175,176 (17.4%) |
Lung Weighted n 305,799 (30.3%) |
Prostate Weighted n 323,895 (32.1%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted % | Weighted % | Weighted % | Weighted % | Weighted % | |
| Number of Helpers [Mean (SE)] | 1.6 (0.05) | 1.7 (0.1) | 1.7 (0.1) | 1.5 (0.1) | 1.5 (0.1) |
| Total hours/week of help [Mean (SE)] | 28.6 (4.2) | 18.9 (7.2) | 27.8 (11.6) | 29.2 (4.3) | 34.6 (6.9) |
| Paid help | |||||
| No | 94.1 | 88.2 | 94.5 | 95.5 | 96.2 |
| Yes | 5.9 | 11.8 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| Family help | |||||
| No | 5.6 | 9.4 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 2.5 |
| Yes | 94.4 | 90.6 | 94.2 | 93.6 | 97.6 |
| Category of Primary Caregiver | |||||
| Spouse | 56.2 | 38.4 | 45.3 | 52.3 | 77.0 |
| Other relative | 32.7 | 48.2 | 37.7 | 34.1 | 19.1 |
| Non-relative | 11.0 | 13.4 | 17.0 | 13.6 | 3.9 |
*
Among those who indicated that they received help