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Table 1 Respondent Profile (N = 5,891)

From: Relationship between income and concerns about physical changes and help-seeking by older adult cancer survivors: a secondary analysis

Variable

Number

Percentage

Income †

 - < 25,000

 - 25,000 to < 50,000

 - 50,000 to < 75,000

 - > 75,000

1,198

2,214

1,237

1,242

20.3

37.6

21.0

21.1

Sex

 - Male

 - Female

 - No answer

3,473

2,400

18

59.0

40.7

0.3

Age

 - 65–74

 - 75–84

 - 85 and older

3,577

1,914

400

60.7

32.5

6.8

Marital Status

 - Single

 - Married/partnered

 - Separated/divorced/widowed

 - Prefer not to answer

266

4,156

1,423

46

4.5

70.5

24.2

0.8

Education

 - High School or less

 - Post-secondary degree (college/university)

 - University graduate degree

 - Missing

4,360

854

558

119

74.0

14.5

9.5

2.0

Disease site*

 - Prostate

 - CRC

 - Breast

 - Melanoma

 - Hematological

 - Other

 - Missing

1,844

1,335

1,286

618

425

189

385

31.3

22.7

21.8

10.5

7.2

3.2

6.5

Metastases

 - No metastases

 - Living with metastases

 - Unsure

 - Missing

4,494

527

516

354

76.3

8.9

8.8

6.0

Time since treatment

 - < 1 year

 - 1 year to < 3 years

 - 3 years or more

 - Did not receive treatment

 - Missing

751

2,525

1,453

941

221

12.7

42.9

24.7

16.0

3.7

General physical health

 - Very poor/poor

 - Fair

 - Good/very good

 - Missing

223

1,326

4,310

32

3.8

22.5

73.2

0.5

General emotional health

 - Very poor/poor

 - Fair

 - Good/ very good

 - Missing

166

917

4,481

327

2.8

15.6

76.1

5.6

Overall quality of life

 - Very poor/poor

 - Fair

 - Good/ very good

 - Missing

122

950

4,806

13

2.1

16.1

81.6

0.2

Comorbidities

 - Yes

 - No

 - Missing

4,123

1,563

206

70.0

26.5

3.5

Comorbidities (4 most common)

 - Cardiovascular or heart condition; hypertension or high blood pressure

 - Arthritis, osteoarthritis, or other rheumatic disease

 - Diabetes

 - Mental health issues

2,228

1,978

859

474

54.0

48.0

20.8

11.5

  1. † 2,084 of 7,975 (26.1%) of adults aged 65 and older are excluded from this analysis because income data was missing
  2. *Percentages add to greater than 100 because respondents could select multiple sites