Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of respondents (n = 15).
| Variable |
n = 15 (SD) |
Straight Women (n = 10) (SD) |
Lesbian Women (n = 5) (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (years) | 56.3 (10.86) | 52 (6.870) | 65 (12.116) |
| Mean age at diagnosis (years) | 50.13 (8.66) | 46.8 (4.686) | 56.8 (10.703) |
| Demographic variables |
n = 15 (%) |
Straight Women (n = 10)(%) |
Lesbian Women (n = 5)(%) |
| Sex at birth | |||
| Male | |||
| Female | 10 (100) | 5 (100) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 2 (13.3) | 2 (20) | 0 |
| Married | 6 (40) | 5 (50) | 1 (20) |
| Divorced | 3 (20) | 2 (20) | 1 (20 |
| Live in | 4 (26.7) | 1 (10) | 3 (60 |
| Household size | |||
| 1 | 3 (20) | 2 (20) | 1 (20) |
| 2 | 11 (73.3) | 7 (70) | 4 (80) |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 (6.7) | 1 (10) | 0 |
| Education | |||
| No high school diploma | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| High school graduate | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Some college | 1 (6.7) | 0 | 1 (20) |
| College graduate + | 14 (93.3) | 10 (100) | 4 (80) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White, non-Hispanic | 12 (80) | 8 (80) | 4 (80) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 1 (6.7) | 1 (10) | |
| Employment status | |||
| Employed full time | 9 (60) | 7 (70) | 2 (40) |
| Unemployed, not seeking work | 1 (6.7) | 1 (10) | |
| Retired | 3 (20) | 1 (10) | 2 (40) |
| Household annual income | |||
| <$30,000 | 1 (6.7) | 1 (10) | |
| $30,000–49,999 | 2 (13.3) | 1 (10) | 1 (20) |
| $50,000–74,999 | 3 (20) | 2 (20) | 1 (20) |
| >$75,000 | 7 (46.7) | 5 (50) | 2 (40) |
| Stage at diagnosis | |||
| 0 | 1 (6.67) | 1 (20) | |
| 1 | 3 (20) | 2 (20) | 1 (20) |
| 2 | 4 (26.7) | 4 (40) | |
| 3 | 5 (33.3) | 4 (40) | 1 (20) |
| 4 | |||
| unknown | 2 (13.3) | 2 (40) | |
| Type of breast cancer surgery | |||
| Lumpectomy | 5 (33.3) | 3 (30) | 2 (40) |
| Mastectomy | 14 (93.3) | 9 (90) | 5 (100) |
| Type of breast reconstruction | |||
| None | 3 (20) | 1 (10) | 2 (40) |
| Immediate expander/implant | 6 (40) | 4 (40) | 2 (40) |
| Immediate flap | 1 (6.7) | 1 (10) | |
| Delayed flap | 2 (13.3) | 2 (20) | |
| Delayed expander/implant | 3 (20) | 2 (20) | 1 (20) |
| Chemotherapy? | |||
| No | 7 (46.7) | 3 (30) | 4 (80) |
| Yes, adjuvant | 4 (26.7) | 3 (30) | 1 (20) |
| Yes, neoadjuvant | 4 (26.7) | 4 (40) | |
| Radiation? | |||
| Yes | 5 (33.3) | 4 (40) | 1 (20) |
| No | 9 (60) | 5 (50) | 4 (80) |
| Health insurance status at diagnosis | |||
| Insured from self | 9 (60) | 4 (40) | 5 (100) |
| Insured from partner/spouse | 6 (40) | 6 (60) |