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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jun 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Geriatr Oncol. 2022 Feb 4;13(5):594–599. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.01.012

Table 2.

Patient characteristics of older adults age ≥ 65 in the cancer patient deliberation study.

Characteristic No. %
Age 65–70 22 56
Age > 70 17 44
Female gender 15 38
Ethnicity
  African American 3 8
  Asian/Asian American 3 8
  Hispanic 2 5
  White 26 66
  Other 1 3
  Not answered 4 10
Disease site
  Breast 5 13
  Gastrointestinal 11 28
  Genitourinary 15 38
  Lung 2 5
  Melanoma 6 15
Education
  Less than a bachelor’s degree 13 33
  College education 8 21
  Advanced degree 16 41
  Not answered 2 5
Annual household income
  <20 K 1 2
  20 to <40 K 3 8
  40 to 60 K 4 10
  60 to <80 K 2 5
  80 to 100 K 3 8
  >100 K 17 44
  Not answered 9 23
Relationship status
  Divorced/Separated 8 21
  Married/Partnered 26 66
  Widowed 2 5
  Not answered 3 8