TABLE 1.
Baseline Demographic Characteristics of Adolescents with Cancer and Their Families (N = 252 Participants)
| Baseline Characteristics | Adolescentsa | Familiesa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FACE-TC (n = 83) | TAU (n = 43) | FACE-TC (n = 83) | TAU (n = 43) | |
| Age, y | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 16.9 (1.8) | 17.0 (2.0) | 45.6 (8.2) | 46.5 (8.4) |
| Range | 14–20 | 14–20 | 19–67 | 20–63 |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 45 (54) | 27 (62.8) | 67 (80.7) | 37 (86.0) |
| Male | 38 (46) | 16 (37.2) | 16 (19.3) | 6 (14.0) |
| Race | ||||
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.3) |
| Asian American | 3 (3.6) | 0 (0) | 3 (3.6) | 0 (0) |
| Black or African American | 12 (14) | 5 (12) | 10 (12) | 4 (9) |
| White | 63 (76) | 37 (86) | 68 (82) | 35 (81) |
| More than 1 race | 4 (5) | 1 (2) | 2 (2) | 3 (7) |
| Declined | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 (6) | 0 (0) | 4 (5) | 0 (0) |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 76 (92) | 40 (93) | 79 (95) | 42 (98) |
| Declined | 2 (2) | 3 (7) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| Education | ||||
| No high school diploma or GED equivalency | 45 (54) | 26 (60) | 2 (2) | 0 (0) |
| High school or GED equivalency | 28 (34) | 8 (19) | 16 (19) | 7 (16) |
| Some college but no bachelor’s degree | 9 (11) | 9 (21) | 31 (37) | 17 (40) |
| Bachelor's degree, master's degree, doctorate, or professional degree | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 34 (41) | 19 (44) |
| Declined | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Income | ||||
| Equal to or below the FPL | N/A | N/A | 21 (25) | 12 (28) |
| 101%–200% of FPL | N/A | N/A | 23 (28) | 14 (33) |
| 201%–300% of FPL | N/A | N/A | 14 (17) | 5 (12) |
| >300% of FPL | N/A | N/A | 23 (28) | 10 (23) |
| Declined | N/A | N/A | 2 (2) | 2 (5) |
FPL, federal poverty line; GED, general equivalency diploma; N/A, not applicable.
a
Data shown indicate n (%), unless otherwise indicated.