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. 2022 May 17:1–12. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s11764-022-01214-y

Table 1.

Characteristics of survivors of adolescent and young adult cancers surveyed from October 2020 to January 2021 (N = 314)

n %
Female 209 61.3
Survey age (years) 18–24 99 29.0
25–29 74 21.7
30–34 76 22.3
35–39 68 19.9
40–55 24 7.0
Diagnosis age (years) 15–19 51 15.0
20–24 97 28.5
25–29 66 19.4
30–34 61 17.9
35–40 60 17.6
Race and ethnicity Hispanic 34 10.0
Non-Hispanic racial minority 23 6.7
White, non-Hispanic 284 83.3
LGBTQ +  29 8.5
Marital status Divorced/widowed/separated 24 7.0
Married/cohabiting 179 52.5
Single 127 37.2
Education  ≤ High school 42 12.3
Some college 146 42.8
College 109 32.0
Graduate school 43 12.6
Employment or schooling changes during COVID-19 pandemic Increased hours 67 19.7
Reduced hours 74 21.8
No change (unemployed/caregiver) 80 23.5
No change (employed) 119 35.0
Health insurance Employer/military/individual 270 79.2
Public and private coverage 19 5.6
Public 33 9.7
Uninsured/unknown 15 4.4
First diagnosis CNS/other nervous system 42 12.3
Carcinoma 103 30.2
Gonadal/related tumors 30 8.8
Leukemia/lymphoma 104 30.5
Sarcoma 35 10.3
Melanoma 20 5.9
Therapy since March 2020 Yes 184 54.0
Years since diagnosis 0–2 207 60.7
3–10 116 34.0
11–25 12 3.5

Missing N’s: diagnosis age = 6, LGBTQ +  = 16, martial status = 11, education = 1, employment = 1, health insurance = 4, first diagnosis = 7, therapy since March 2020 = 4, years since diagnosis = 6

employment includes school enrollment