Table 1 Subject characteristics by selection methods
From: Selecting a comparison group for 5-year oral and pharyngeal cancer survivors: Two methods
Characteristic | Survivor N = 100 | Peer N = 44 | Listed Sample N = 101 |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex of subject | |||
  Men | 72% | 43% | 71% |
  Women | 28% | 57% | 29% |
Race | |||
  White | 94.0% | 96.0% | 93.0% |
  Black | 2.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% |
  Other | 4.0% | 2.0% | 3.0% |
Education | |||
  Less than HS | 7.0% | 6.8% | 10.9% |
  High School grad |  |  |  |
  or equivalent | 21.3% | 25.0% | 21.8% |
  Post HS education | 71.6% | 68.2% | 67.4% |
Employment Status | |||
  Currently employed | 32.0% | 50.0% | 43.0% |
  Retired | 68.0% | 47.0% | 57.0% |
  Other | - | 3.0% | - |
Disabled | 19.0% | 4.8% | 10.3% |
Married | 72.0% | 77.3% | 79.2% |
*Prevalence of current smoking | 15.0% | 27.0% | 10.0% |