Table 2. Characteristics of primary coresidents of people with cancer, 1991.

	Age group and sex of person with cancer
	Men (%)					Women (%)
	50–69	70–79	80+	50+		50–69	70–79	80+	50+
Characteristics of primary coresident (% with stated characteristic)				%	N				%	N
	Spouse primary coresident
Aged <50 years	11.7	<1	0	5.9	122	2.2	0	0	1.5	24
50–74 years	87.9	76.0	22.0	74.4	1537	94.3	41.9	4.6	75.4	1197
75+ years	0.5	23.8	78.1	19.7	407	3.5	58.1	95.5	23.1	366
Has long-term illness	20.6	33.5	44.6	28.6	591	27.4	41.2	48.9	32.3	512
Employed FT	17.6	1.5	<1	9.4	194	37.5	2.4	<4	26.2	416
No other adult in household	71.2	89.1	91.6	80.5	1663	74.1	88.3	95.5	79.0	1254
Child aged <18 years in household	8.4	1.6	1.1	4.9	101	5.4	<1	0	3.8	60
N (=100%)	1030	749	287	2066	2066	1079	420	88	1587	1587
	Other primary coresident
Male	36.2	43.8	38.0	39.1	61	52.7	51.6	46.5	51.6	216
Female	63.8	56.3	62.0	60.9	95	47.3	48.4	53.5	48.4	210
Aged < 50 years	41.4	45.8	30.0	39.1	61	76.6	49.2	23.7	49.2	232
50–74 years	31.0	37.5	56.0	41.0	64	14.9	30.7	52.6	30.7	126
75+ years	27.6	16.7	14.0	19.9	31	8.5	20.2	23.7	20.2	68
Has long-term illness	27.6	41.7	18.0	28.9	45	14.9	22.6	29.0	22.6	89
Employed FT	20.7	33.3	38.0	30.1	47	52.1	41.1	36.8	41.1	191
No other adult in household	67.2	75.0	52.0	64.7	101	78.2	71.8	57.0	71.8	301
Child aged <18 years in household	17.2	10.4	12.0	13.5	21	16.5	5.7	8.8	5.7	48
N (=100%)	58	48	50	156	156	188	124	114	426	426

Note: Some results are rounded to comply with confidentiality regulations of the Longitudinal Study.