Table 1.
Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of Young Adult Cancer Survivors (N = 40)
| Sample characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age at diagnosis | |
| 20–29 years | 26 (65) |
| 30–39 years | 14 (35) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 26 (65) |
| Male | 14 (35) |
| Race | |
| White | 29 (72.5) |
| Black | 4 (10) |
| Asian | 2 (5) |
| Mixed race | 5 (12.5) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic | 35 (87.5) |
| Hispanic | 5 (12.5) |
| Type of work | |
| Professional, technical | 16 (40) |
| Health care | 9 (22.5) |
| Education or research | 7 (17.5) |
| Service worker | 5 (12.5) |
| Student | 2 (5) |
| Currently not in workforce | 1 (2.5) |
| Level of education | |
| High school diploma | 3 (7.5) |
| Some college | 9 (22.5) |
| Associate’s degree | 4 (10) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 10 (25) |
| Master’s degree | 9 (22.5) |
| Professional or doctoral degree | 4 (10) |
| Don’t know | 1 (2.5) |
| Insurance type | |
| Medicaid/SSI | 5 (12.5) |
| Medicare | 2 (5) |
| Military (VA) | 1 (2.5) |
| Private insurance | 32 (80) |
| Hematologic cancer | |
| Lymphoma | |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 23 (57.5) |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 10 (25) |
| Leukemia | |
| Acute myeloid leukemia | 2 (5) |
| Acute lymphoblastic leukemia | 5 (12.5) |
Note. Examples of professional type of work included accounting, legal, marketing, and journalism. Examples of health care type of work included all levels of nursing practice, mental health counseling, and emergency room technician. SSI = Supplemental Security Income; VA = Veterans Affairs.