Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of Sample.
| Demographic characteristics (n = 31) | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Between ages of 55–77 | |
| Yes | 31 (100) |
| Smoking status | |
| Current | 11 (35.5) |
| Former | 20 (64.5) |
| Quit after 2003 | 31 (100) |
| Have/had lung cancer | |
| Yes | 0 |
| Current age in years | |
| Mean | 60.9 |
| Median | 59 |
| Mode | 56 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 19 (61.3) |
| Male | 12 (38.7) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 18 (58.1) |
| Divorced | 9 (29) |
| Widowed | 2 (6.5) |
| Unmarried | 2 (6.5) |
| Education | |
| High school | 5 (16.1) |
| Some college | 14 (45.2) |
| Bachelor’s | 7 (22.6) |
| Master’s | 4 (12.9) |
| Doctorate | 1 (3.2) |
| Health insurance | |
| Yes | 24 (77.4) |
| No | 7 (22.6) |
| Type of health insurance | |
| Medicare | 11 (35.5) |
| Other | 13 (41.9) |
| Not applicable | 7 (22.6) |
| Race | |
| Black | 1 (3.2) |
| White | 29 (93.5) |
| Other | 1 (3.2) |