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Table 1 Person-Level Demographic Characteristics (N = 1481)

From: Creating idiometric short-form measures of cognitive appraisal: balancing theory and pragmatics

Variable

Role

Patient

82%

Caregiver

15%

Both

3%

Missing

0%

Follow-Up Time (Months)

Mean (SD)

16.9 (1.7)

Age

Mean (SD)

49.9 (13.2)

Age at diagnosis

Mean (SD)

41.1 (17.2)

Had help completing questionnaire

 

2%

Gender

Male

14%

Female

86%

Missing

0%

Number of comorbidities out of a possible 15

0

4%

1

11%

2

14%

3

18%

4

17%

5

14%

6

11%

7 or more

12%

Missing

0%

Marital Status

Never Married

14%

Married

61%

Cohabitation/ Domestic Partnership

7%

Separated

2%

Divorced

12%

Widowed

4%

Missing

0%

Ethnicity (%)

Not Hispanic or Latino

93%

Hispanic or Latino

4%

Missing

3%

Race (%)

Black or African American

4%

White

93%

Other

1%

Missing

2%

Income (%)

Less than $15,000

8%

$15,001 to $30,000

14%

$30,001 to $50,000

17%

$50,001 to $100,000

29%

$100,001 to $150,000

13%

$150,001 to 200,000

5%

Over $200,000

3%

Missing

12%

Region (named regions are in USA)

East North Central

18%

East South Central

5%

Middle Atlantic

11%

Mountain

7%

New England

6%

Pacific

14%

South Atlantic

16%

West North Central

7%

West South Central

9%

Non-Contiguous

1%

Other

7%

Difficulty Paying Bills

Not difficult at all

36%

Slightly difficult

23%

Somewhat difficult

18%

Very difficult

10%

Extremely difficult

10%

Missing

4%

Employment Status

Employed

48%

Unemployed

11%

Retired

13%

Disabled Due To Medical Condition

27%

Missing

1%

Work Complexity (past or present)

Mean (SD), 1–5 scale

3.3 (1.1)

Education

Some high school

1%

High school diploma/GED

20%

Technical or trade school degree

18%

Bachelor’s degree

33%

Graduate or professional degree

26%

Missing

2%

Mother’s Education

Some high school

13%

High school diploma/GED

45%

Technical or trade school degree

14%

Bachelor’s degree

17%

Graduate or professional degree

9%

Missing

2%

Father’s Education

Some high school

14%

High school diploma/GED

37%

Technical or trade school degree

14%

Bachelor’s degree

16%

Graduate or professional degree

14%

Missing

5%

  1. Some sets of percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding
  2. GED = General Educational Development (i.e., high-school equivalency test), SD = standard deviation