Table 2.

Patient and Physician Demographics from Participant Surveys

Patient demographics (n = 506)
    Male sex31.7
    Race
        African American30.6
        White64.4
        Asian American and other/mixed5.0
    Age (years), mean (SD)53.0 (16.8)
    Marital status
        Married/partnered49.1
        Widowed/divorced/separated31.3
        Never married or partnered19.6
    Hispanic ethnicity2.3
    Education
        Less than HS8.3
        HS grad, some college54.0
        College graduate37.7
    Yearly household income ($)
        <30,00031.4
        30,000–70,00036.2
        >70,00032.4
    Insurance
        Private62.4
        Medicaid/self-pay9.7
        Medicare27.9
Physician demographics (n = 32)
    Male sex45.5
    Race
        White72.7
        African American15.2
        Asian American and other/mixed12.1
    Age (years)
        25–3028.1
        31–4034.4
        41–5015.6
        51–6021.9
    Years in practice (nonresidents, n = 20)
        1–1035.0
        11–2030.0
        20–3535.0

  • Data are percentages unless otherwise indicated.

  • HS, high school; SD, standard deviation.