Table 4.

Level of Cancer Council participation (n=51)

Variable	Sample no. (%)
Level of member interaction
Exchange information and communication	1 (2)
Some joint planning and activity with separate resources	10 (20)
Work together on goals with some sharing of resources	12 (23)
Actions are jointly created and resources are controlled by group	28 (55)
Length of membership in Cancer Council
Less than 12 months	12 (23)
12–23 months	11 (21)
24–35 months	14 (28)
36–48 months	14 (28)
Attended meetings within the past 6 months	46 (90)
Attended meeting regularly beyond 6 months	31 (61)
Active communication during meetings within the past 6 months	43 (84)
Active communication during meetings prior to the past 6 months	28 (55)
Served on the activity committee within the past 6 months	30 (58)
Served on the activity committee prior to the past 6 months	21 (42)
Activity and time dedicated to the Cancer Council outside of meetings within the past 6 months	29 (56)
Activity and time dedicated to the Cancer Council outside of meetings prior to the past 6 months	20 (40)
Organized Cancer Council events outside of meetings within past 6 months	28 (55)
Organized Cancer Council events outside of meetings prior to past 6 months	20 (40)
Implemented a Cancer Council activity/event within the past 6 months	28 (55)
Implemented a Cancer Council activity/event prior to the past 6 months	21 (41)