Table 1.
Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of Study Population
| N (%)a | |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| <30 | 7 (0.5%) |
| 30–39 | 26 (2%) |
| 40–49 | 93 (7.1%) |
| 50–59 | 274 (21%) |
| 60–69 | 464 (35.5%) |
| ≥70 | 434 (33.2%) |
| Unknown/Missing | 9 (0.7%) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 760 (58.2%) |
| Male | 536 (41%) |
| Unknown/Missing | 11 (0.8%) |
| Race | |
| White | 1276 (97.6%) |
| Black | 6 (0.5%) |
| Asian | 7 (0.5%) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 5 (0.4%) |
| Other | 8 (0.6%) |
| Unknown/Missing | 5 (0.4%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 1285 (98.3%) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 (1%) |
| Unknown/Missing | 9 (0.7%) |
| Education | |
| Less than high school | 83 (6.4%) |
| High school graduate | 402 (30.8%) |
| Some college/Trade school | 413 (31.6%) |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 363 (27.7%) |
| Unknown/missing | 46 (3.5%) |
| Household income | |
| Less than $25,000 | 342 (26.2%) |
| $25,000 – $49,999 | 361 (27.6%) |
| $50,000 – $74,999 | 226 (17.3%) |
| $75,000 – $100,000 | 118 (9%) |
| >$100,000 | 110 (8.4%) |
| Unknown/missing | 150 (11.5%) |
| Rurality | |
| Metropolitan area | 328 (25.1%) |
| Large rural | 455 (34.8%) |
| Small or isolated rural | 457 (35%) |
| Unknown/missing | 67 (5.1%) |
| Cancer stage | |
| Stage I | 53 (4.1%) |
| Stage II | 46 (3.5%) |
| Stage III | 190 (14.5%) |
| Stage IV | 967 (74%) |
| Unknown/Missing | 50 (3.9%) |
| Cancer type | |
| Breast | 128 (9.8%) |
| Colon | 133 (10.2%) |
| Lung | 187 (14.3%) |
| Prostate | 83 (6.3%) |
| Other | 776 (59.4%) |
a
Total N = 1307; not all rows for each variable sum to 1307 due to missing data.