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. 2022 Jul 5;8(3):e37212. doi: 10.2196/37212

Table 1.

Frequency of demographic characteristics of Cook for Your Life English- and Spanish-language respondents who completed at least 50% of the online survey.

 Characteristic English respondents (n=2665), n (%) Spanish respondents (n=681), n (%)
  Cancer survivors Primary caregivers General public Cancer survivors Primary caregivers General public
Respondents by group 1461 (54.8) 220 (8.3) 984 (36.9) 92 (13.5) 46 (6.8) 543 (79.7)
Gendera,b 

Male 214 (14.7) 18 (8.2) 175 (17.8) 15 (16.3) 11 (23.9) 100 (18.4)

Female 1230 (84.2) 200 (90.9) 795 (80.8) 76 (82.6) 34 (73.9) 435 (80.1)
Region of residencea,b,c

United States 1206 (82.7) 159 (72.3) 689 (70.2) 15 (16.5) 5 (10.9) 61 (11.3)

Africa 13 (0.9) 1 (0.5) 12 (1.2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Asia or Pacific Islands 42 (2.9) 11 (5.0) 30 (3.1) 1 (1.1) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Europe 95 (6.5) 23 (10.5) 167 (17.0) 13 (14.3) 5 (10.9) 35 (6.5)

Middle East 2 (0.1) 1 (0.5) 3 (0.3) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Canada 84 (5.8) 15 (6.8) 71 (7.2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (0.6)

South or Latin America 17 (1.2) 10 (4.6) 10 (1.0) 62 (68.1) 36 (78.3) 443 (81.9)
Age (years)a,b,c 

18-35 30 (2.1) 19 (8.6) 105 (10.7) 6 (6.5) 8 (17.4) 99 (18.2)

36-55 391 (26.8) 79 (35.9) 276 (28.1) 35 (38.0) 20 (43.5) 223 (41.1)

56-65 407 (27.9) 64 (29.1) 273 (27.7) 25 (27.2) 9 (19.6) 130 (23.9)

66-75 436 (29.8) 49 (22.3) 242 (24.6) 22 (23.9) 7 (15.2) 71 (13.1)

≥76 197 (13.5) 9 (4.1) 88 (8.9) 4 (4.4) 2 (4.4) 20 (3.7)
Racea 

American Indian 9 (0.6) 3 (1.4) 6 (0.6) 2 (2.2) 2 (4.4) 2 (0.4)

Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander 46 (3.2) 15 (6.8) 37 (3.8) 1 (1.1) 0 (0) 3 (0.6)

Black or African American 49 (3.4) 10 (4.6) 48 (4.9) 2 (2.2) 0 (0) 5 (0.9)

White 1216 (83.2) 164 (74.6) 775 (78.8) 37 (40.2) 21 (45.7) 201 (37.0)

Mixed race 85 (5.8) 17 (7.7) 71 (7.2) 31 (33.7) 17 (37.0) 234 (43.1)

Other 18 (1.2) 4 (1.8) 14 (1.4) 8 (8.7) 2 (4.4) 45 (8.3)

Prefer not to say 38 (2.6) 7 (3.2) 33 (3.4) 11 (12.0) 4 (8.7) 53 (9.8)
Ethnicitya,b,c 

Hispanic 81 (5.5) 21 (9.6) 60 (6.1) 73 (79.4) 40 (87.0) 480 (88.4)

Non-Hispanic 1258 (86.1) 177 (80.5) 787 (80.0) 11 (12.0) 2 (4.4) 26 (4.4)

Prefer not to say 122 (8.4) 22 (10.0) 137 (13.9) 8 (8.7) 4 (8.7) 37 (8.7)
Educationb 

Less than high school 22 (1.5) 6 (2.7) 35 (3.6) 6 (6.5) 5 (10.9) 40 (7.4)

High school graduate or GEDd 111 (7.6) 13 (5.9) 80 (8.1) 13 (14.1) 3 (6.5) 51 (9.4)

Trade school or associate’s degree 127 (8.7) 21 (9.6) 105 (10.7) 11 (12.0) 5 (10.9) 51 (9.4)

Some college but not a graduate 211 (14.4) 32 (14.6) 150 (15.2) 14 (15.2) 10 (21.7) 102 (18.8)

College degree or more 985 (67.4) 147 (66.8) 610 (62.0) 48 (52.2) 23 (50.0) 294 (54.1)

Other 5 (0.3) 1 (0.5) 4 (0.4) 0 (0) 0 (0) 5 (0.9)
Household income (US $)b 

0-30,000 183 (12.5) 38 (17.3) 169 (17.2) 38 (41.3) 21 (45.7) 208 (38.3)

30,001-60,000 227 (15.5) 38 (17.3) 171 (17.4) 16 (17.4) 5 (10.9) 48 (8.8)

60,001-100,000 294 (20.1) 44 (20.0) 189 (19.2) 4 (4.4) 3 (6.5) 37 (6.8)

>$100,000 399 (27.3) 47 (21.4) 225 (22.9) 5 (5.4) 3 (6.5) 40 (7.4)

Prefer not to say 358 (24.5) 53 (24.1) 230 (23.4) 29 (31.5) 14 (30.4) 210 (38.7)
Number of people in householda,b

1 297 (20.3) 23 (10.5) 232 (23.6) 9 (9.8) 7 (15.2) 60 (11.1)

2 762 (52.2) 108 (49.1) 428 (43.5) 29 (31.5) 9 (19.6) 155 (28.6)

3 183 (12.5) 42 (19.1) 125 (12.7) 19 (20.7) 11 (23.9) 124 (22.8)

≥4 219 (15.0) 47 (21.4) 199 (20.2) 35 (38.0) 19 (41.3) 204 (37.6)
Area of residence 

Urban 455 (31.1) 78 (35.5) 351 (35.7) 64 (69.6) 34 (73.9) 425 (78.3)

Suburban 691 (47.3) 100 (45.5) 429 (43.6) 22 (23.9) 7 (15.2) 78 (14.4)

Rural 315 (21.6) 42 (19.1) 204 (20.7) 6 (6.5) 5 (10.9) 40 (7.4)

aP≤.05 comparing patients with cancer and primary caregivers among English-language survey respondents.

bP≤.05 comparing patients with cancer and general public among English-language survey respondents.

cP≤.05 comparing patients with cancer and general public among Spanish-language survey respondents.

dGED: General Education Diploma.