Table 1.
Participant characteristics.
| Total Sample N=298 |
Rural n=221 |
Non-Rural n=77 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) or % | M (SD) or % | M (SD) or % | p value | |
| Age at survey administration | 55.2 (16.5) | 58.3 (15.4) | 46.5 (16.5) | <0.001 |
| Female | 57.4% | 57.9% | 55.8% | 0.72 |
| Race | 0.03 | |||
| White | 90.3% | 92.8% | 83.1% | |
| Black | 3.4% | 0.9% | 6.5% | |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 2.3% | 1.4% | 2.6% | |
| Asian | 1.7% | 2.7% | 5.2% | |
| More than one race | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0% | |
| Prefer not to answer | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.6% | |
| Body mass index Ŧ | 29.0 (7.2) | 29.43 (6.9) | 27.2 (8.1) | 0.06 |
| Annual household income ≥$90,000 | 22.8% | 16.3% | 41.6% | <.001 |
| College graduate | 49.7% | 43.4% | 67.5% | <.001 |
| Working at least part-time | 40.9% | 32.6% | 64.9% | <.001 |
| Age at diagnosis | 46.5 (18.6) | 49.0 (17.8) | 38.8 (19.2) | <.001 |
| Cancer stage | <.001 | |||
| I | 38.9% | 43.9% | 24.7% | |
| II | 26.5% | 21.7% | 40.3% | |
| III | 14.1% | 13.1% | 16.9% | |
| IV | 3.7% | 2.3% | 7.8% | |
| Unknown | 16.8% | 19.0% | 10.4% | |
| Cancer recurrence | 22.5% | 13.6% | 48.1% | <.001 |
| Ever received chemotherapy | 23.8% | 23.1% | 26.0% | 0.04 |
| Ever received radiation | 32.6% | 33.5% | 29.9% | 0.03 |
Ŧ n=32 biologically implausible values excluded.