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Table 1 Baseline demographics participants in qualitative analysis (N = 34)

From: Qualitative inquiry: a method for validating patient perceptions of palliative care while enrolled on a cancer clinical trial

Variable

n (%)

Gender

 

   Male

18 (52.9)

   Female

16 (47.1)

Race/Ethnicity

 

   White/Caucasian

28 (82.4)

   Latino/Latina

2 (5.9)

   Black/African American

2 (5.9)

   Other

2 (5.9)

Education

 

   High school graduate

9 (26.5)

   Some college

4 (11.8)

   College graduate

6 (17.6)

   Postgraduate education

15 (44.2)

Marital status

 

   Married

24 (70.6)

   Never married/single

2 (5.9)

   Divorced

6 (17.6)

   Widowed

2 (5.9)

Diagnosis

 

   Melanoma

13 (38.2)

   Colon cancer

5 (14.7)

   Mesothelioma

2 ( 5.9)

   Pseudomyxoma

5 (14.7)

   Mucinous Adenocarcinoma

2 ( 5.9)

   Rectal Cancer

2 ( 5.9)

   Other

5 (14.7)