Table 1 Demographic characteristics of young breast cancer survivors (YBCS)
From: Disparities in genetic services utilization in a random sample of young breast cancer survivors
Characteristic | YBCS | White/Other | Black | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases | 859 | 519 | 340 | |
Agea | 51 ± 5.9 | 51.2 ± 6.0 | 50.5 ± 5.6 | 0.101 |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 338 (39.6) | 123 (23.8) | 215 (63.8) | - |
Married/life partner | 516 (60.4) | 394 (76.2) | 122 (36.2) | <0.001 |
Education | ||||
Not completed high school | 34 (4.0) | 9 (1.8) | 25 (7.4) | - |
High school/technical school | 165 (19.4) | 88 (17.2) | 77 (22.9) | - |
Some college/no degree | 322 (37.9) | 197 (38.4) | 125 (37.2) | - |
Complete college | 190 (22.4) | 130 (25.3) | 60 (17.9) | - |
Postgraduate degree | 138 (16.3) | 89 (17.3) | 49 (14.6) | <0.001 |
Employment | ||||
Full time | 424 (51.3) | 274 (55.1) | 150 (45.5) | - |
Part time | 89 (10.8) | 82 (16.5) | 7 (2.1) | - |
Unemployed/other | 314 (38.0) | 141 (28.4) | 173 (52.4) | <0.001 |
Income | ||||
<$20,000 | 130 (17.9) | 40 (8.9) | 90 (31.5) | - |
$20,000–$39,999 | 123 (16.9) | 55 (12.2) | 68 (23.8) | - |
$40,000–$59,999 | 136 (18.7) | 79 (17.5) | 57 (19.9) | - |
$60,000–$79,999 | 101 (13.9) | 78 (17.3) | 23 (8.0) | - |
$80,000–$99,999 | 66 (9.1) | 46 (10.2) | 20 (7.0) | - |
$100,000–$119,999 | 67 (9.2) | 59 (13.1) | 8 (2.8) | - |
≥$120,000 | 104 (14.3) | 94 (20.8) | 20 (7.0) | <0.001 |
Insurance | ||||
No insurance | 56 (6.5) | 24 (4.6) | 32 (9.4) | 0.005 |
Medicaid | 96 (11.2) | 21 (4.0) | 75 (22.1) | <0.001 |
Medicare | 90 (10.5) | 34 (6.6) | 56 (16.5) | <0.001 |
Private/Other | 617 (71.8) | 440 (84.8) | 177 (52.1) | <0.001 |
Access to health-care services | ||||
Routine source of care | 791 (92.1) | 488 (94.0) | 303 (89.1) | 0.016 |
Lack of access due to high out-of-pocket cost | 149 (17.3) | 64 (12.3) | 85 (25.0) | <0.001 |
Lack of insurance | 56 (6.5) | 24 (4.6) | 32 (9.4) | 0.005 |
Distance from genetic counseling centerb | 7.5 (0–148) | 10.3 (0–148) | 5.1 (0–136) | <0.001 c |
