Table 1.
Characteristics of the 1269 study participants.
| Variables | Mean (Range) and Frequency (Percent) |
|---|---|
| Mean Age | 47.9 (19–87) |
| Age Group | |
| 18–25 | 18 (1.5) |
| 25–35 | 188 (15.1) |
| 35–50 | 521 (41.9) |
| 50–60 | 320 (25.7) |
| 60+ | 197 (15.8) |
| Missing | 25 |
| Sex | |
| Female | 1157 (93.0) |
| Male | 87 (7.0) |
| Missing | 25 |
| Province | |
| Ontario | 892 (72.2) |
| British Columbia | 117 (9.5) |
| Alberta | 57 (4.6) |
| Saskatchewan | 42 (3.4) |
| Quebec | 40 (3.2) |
| Manitoba | 31 (2.5) |
| Nova Scotia | 28 (2.3) |
| New Brunswick | 14 (1.1) |
| Newfoundland | 8 (0.7) |
| Prince Edward Island | 3 (0.2) |
| Yukon | 2 (0.2) |
| Nunavut | 1 (0.1) |
| Missing | 34 |
| Ethnic group * | |
| Jewish | 89 (7.0) |
| French–Canadian | 118 (9.3) |
| Other white | 1137 (89.6) |
| Asian | 82 (6.5) |
| Aboriginal/indigenous | 25 (2.0) |
| African-American | 12 (0.9) |
| Other | 162 (12.8) |
| Missing | 24 |
| Education | |
| Elementary/other | 14 (1.1) |
| High school | 114 (9.2) |
| Post-secondary | 729 (57.4) |
| Graduate school | 378 (29.8) |
| Missing | 34 |
| Previous cancer | |
| None | 994 (78.5) |
| Breast/DCIS | 196 (15.4) |
| Ovarian | 6 (0.5) |
| Prostate | 10 (0.8) |
| Pancreas | 0 (0.0) |
| Other | 63 (5.0) |
* Each participant can have more than one ethnic group.