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Table 1 Demographic and Healthcare Characteristics of the Study Sample. In the rows, the demographic characteristics are presented in bold, subtotals of various answer options (if any) are presented in italics, and original answer options are presented in smaller roman type. The results presented are the percentage of the total for that study group (lumpectomy only n = 215, mastectomy only n = 140). For the sake of reading simplicity, we do not also present the actual number of subjects, but they are available upon request. Due to rounding off, the percentages may not always add up exactly to 100% (or other indicated subtotals)

From: How do breast cancer surgery scars impact survivorship? Findings from a nationwide survey in the United States

 

Lumpectomy

only

Mastectomy

only

Age

18–29

9

11

30–39

29

21

40–49

31

25

50–59

8

21

60–69

12

16

70–89

10

6

Race

Majority Subtotal

85

81

  White or Caucasian

85

81

Minority Subtotal

15

19

  African American

10

13

  Asian

1

4

  Native American

0

2

  Other

3

0

Ethnicity

  Not Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish Descent

82

91

  Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish Descent

18

9

Education

College Graduate Subtotal

69

56

  Graduate or post-graduate work

16

10

  Graduated from college

53

46

Not College Graduate Subtotal

31

44

  Some College

16

20

  Technical or vocational school

2

3

  Graduated from high school

11

20

  Some high school

1

1

  Grade school

0

0

Employment

Working Full-Time Subtotal

67

61

  Work full-time

67

61

Not Working Full-Time Subtotal

33

39

  Work part-time

7

9

  Unemployed

5

2

  Retired

14

19

  Stay-at-home / do not work

7

9

Income (total household income for last year) a

  Less than $35,000

13

13

  $35,000 – $49,999

20

19

  $50,000 – $74,999

19

30

  $75,000 – $99,999

15

25

  $100,000 – $149,999

18

11

   $150,000 or more

15

2

Residential Area Type

  City / urban area

54

39

  Suburbs

39

44

  Rural area (e.g. very small town or farm)

7

17

Marital Status

Has Significant Other Subtotal

74

58

  Married or living as married

69

55

  In a relationship

5

3

Does Not Have Significant Other Subtotal

26

42

  Single

14

28

  Separated

1

2

  Divorced

4

7

  Widowed

7

5

Parental Status

  No children under 18 living in her home

45

66

  Has child under 18 living in her home

55

34

Covered by Health Insurance or Health Care Plan

  Yes

95

98

  No

5

2

Breast Cancer Treatments Undergone

  Chemotherapy

38

51

  Radiation therapy

46

37

  Hormone therapy

19

19

  Targeted therapy

12

9

  Bone-directed therapy

1

1

  1. a) To put the income results into context: the US government reports that the median household income in 2015 was $55,775, and the weighted average poverty threshold was $12,082 for a one-person household, $15,391 for a two-person household, $24,036 for a four-person household in which two were children under 18, and $35,473 for a seven-person household in which five were children under 18
  2. https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2016/acs/acsbr15-02.pdf
  3. http://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/income-poverty/historical-poverty-thresholds.html