Table 1.
Frequencies (N = 1618a)
| Characteristics | Categories | Total sample, no. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender (n = 1618) | Female | 1158 (71.6) |
| Male | 460 (28.4) | |
| Age (n = 1618), mean (SD) | 57 (13) | |
| Race (n = 1553) | Non-Hispanic Black | 727 (46.7) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 353 (22.7) | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 119 (7.4) | |
| Some other race | 354 (23.2) | |
| Education level (n = 1587) | None | 33 (2.1) |
| Kindergarten–2nd grade | 26 (1.6) | |
| 3rd–5th grade | 133 (8.4) | |
| 6th–8th grade | 252 (15.9) | |
| 9th–11th grade | 251 (15.8) | |
| 12th grade/HS graduate | 524 (33.0) | |
| Some college | 161 (10.1) | |
| College graduate | 170 (10.7) | |
| Post college/graduate school | 37 (2.3) | |
| Marital status (n = 1608) | Married | 542 (33.7) |
| Partnered | 38 (2.4) | |
| Divorced | 136 (8.5) | |
| Separated | 132 (8.2) | |
| Widowed | 155 (9.6) | |
| Single | 605 (37.6) | |
| Employment status (n = 1565) | Employed (full time) | 31 (2.0) |
| Employed (part time) | 89 (5.7) | |
| Unemployed | 1185 (75.7) | |
| Retired | 256 (16.4) | |
| Student | 4 (0.3) | |
| Cancer diagnosis (n = 1485) | Breast | 648 (43.6) |
| Prostate | 137 (9.2) | |
| Lung | 103 (6.9) | |
| Colon | 103 (6.9) | |
| Lymphoma | 57 (3.8) | |
| Other cancer | 437 (29.6) | |
| Monthly household income (n = 929) | No income | 218 (23.5) |
| Low income ($1–$999) | 294 (31.6) | |
| Middle income ($1000–$2300) | 351 (37.8) | |
| High income (> $2300) | 66 (7.1) | |
| English proficiency (n = 1610) | Very well | 938 (58.3) |
| Well | 191 (11.9) | |
| Not well | 275 (17.1) | |
| Not at all | 206 (12.8) | |
| Language (n = 1529) | English | 1012 (66.2) |
| Spanish | 429 (28.1) | |
| Other | 88 (5.8) | |
| Born in USA (n = 1390) | Yes | 306 (22.0) |
| No | 1084 (78.0) | |
| Health insurance status (n = 1494) | Uninsured | 124 (8.3) |
| Insured | 1370 (91.7) | |
| Health insurance type (n = 1301) | Emergency Medicaid | 424 (32.6) |
| Medicaid | 602 (46.3) | |
| Medicare | 81 (6.2) | |
| Medicaid & Medicare | 119 (9.1) | |
| Private | 75 (5.7) | |
| Food security (n = 792) | Food secure | 247 (31.2) |
| Food insecure | 545 (68.8) |
aMissing data excluded