Table 6.
Participant demographics of one-on-one interview participants (n = 17)
| Variable | # respondents (% respondents) |
| Age | # respondents (% respondents) |
| 70–74 | 11 (65) |
| 75–79 | 4 (23) |
| 80–84 | 1 (6) |
| 85–90 | 1 (6) |
| > 90 | 0 (0) |
| Gender: | |
| Male | 9 (53) |
| Female | 8 (47) |
| Education Level | |
| Completed post secondary education | 4 (23) |
| Completed High School | 8 (47) |
| Completed Primary School | 5 (30) |
| Participant's perception of health status | |
| Poor | 0 |
| Marginal | 1 (6) |
| Average | 6 (35) |
| Good | 4 (24) |
| Excellent | 6 (35) |
| Living situation* | |
| By yourself? | 11 (65) |
| With spouse/significant other? | 6 (35) |
| In a retirement home? | 2 (12) |
| With children? | 2 (12) |
| With friends? | 0 (0) |
| In a nursing home? | 0 (0) |
| Type of cancer | |
| Skin (not melanoma) | 2 (12) |
| Melanoma | 1 (6) |
| Lung | 1 (6) |
| Breast | 2 (12) |
| Prostate | 3 (17) |
| Colon/rectum | 6 (35) |
| Lymphoma | 2 (12) |