Table 1 Sample description by race (number (%) or mean (standard deviation))
Variables | Total (n = 147) | White (n = 52) | Black (n = 95) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.011 | |||
Male | 20 (14) | 12(24) | 8 (8) | |
Female | 126 (86) | 39 (76) | 87 (92) | |
Educational Level | 0.003 | |||
Up to high school | 48 (33) | 9 (17) | 39 (41) | |
Some college or more | 99 (67) | 43 (83) | 56 (59) | |
Marital Status | 0.001 | |||
Married | 76 (52) | 37 (71) | 39 (41) | |
Non-married | 71 (48) | 15 (29) | 56 (59) | |
Employment Status | 0.950 | |||
Employed | 73 (51) | 26 (50) | 47 (51) | |
Unemployed | 72 (49) | 26 (50) | 46 (49) | |
Individual income ($) | 0.007 | |||
≤ 49,999 | 101 (71) | 30 (58) | 71 (79) | |
≥ 50,000 | 41 (29) | 22 (42) | 19 (21) | |
Self-Rated Health Status | 0.686 | |||
High | 102 (69) | 35 (67) | 67 (70) | |
Low | 45 (31) | 17 (33) | 28 (30) | |
Physical Activity Status | 0.831 | |||
Active | 114 (81) | 42 (84) | 72 (81) | |
Non-Active | 26 (19) | 9 (18) | 17 (19) | |
Current treatment status | 0.008 | |||
Yes | 39 (27) | 21 (40) | 18 (20) | |
No | 104 (73) | 31 (60) | 73 (80) | |
Years survived after initial cancer diagnosis, mean (S.D.) | 10.85 (9.89) | 7.05 (7.73) | 13.25 (10.39) | 0.007 |
Social Support Scale, mean (SD) | 4.16 (0.84) | 4.25 (0.67) | 4.11 (0.91) | 0.318 |
Fatalism Scale, mean (SD) | 2.32 (0.61) | 2.18 (0.55) | 2.47 (0.67) | 0.011 |
General Self Efficacy Scale, mean (S.D.) | 3.21 (0.50) | 3.24 (0.43) | 3.19 (0.58) | 0.579 |
Herth Hope Index, mean (SD) | 3.12 (0.49) | 3.09 (0.44) | 3.16 (0.55) | 0.467 |