Table 1.
Characteristics of respondents
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 365 | 53.2 |
| Female | 321 | 46.8 |
| Country of birth | ||
| Australia | 521 | 75.9 |
| Other | 165 | 24.0 |
| Marital status | ||
| Never married | 73 | 10.6 |
| Married/living as married | 459 | 66.9 |
| Other | 143 | 20.8 |
| Education | ||
| Primary school only or none | 68 | 9.9 |
| Secondary school | 340 | 49.6 |
| Tertiary degree or diploma | 242 | 35.3 |
| Employment status | ||
| Casual/part time/student | 60 | 8.7 |
| Full time | 161 | 23.5 |
| Retired | 405 | 59.0 |
| Unemployed | 47 | 6.9 |
| Location | ||
| Metropolitan | 409 | 59.6 |
| Regional | 277 | 40.4 |
| Cancer Site | ||
| Colorectal | 566 | 82.5 |
| Gynaecological | 52 | 7.6 |
| Breast | 18 | 2.6 |
| Lung/mesothelioma | 9 | 1.3 |
| Other/multiple sites | 32 | 4.7 |
| Cancer type | ||
| Primary cancer | 630 | 91.8 |
| Recurrent cancer | 26 | 3.8 |
| Treatments received | ||
| Surgery | 659 | 96.0 |
| Chemotherapy | 278 | 40.5 |
| Radiotherapy | 84 | 12.2 |
| Hormone therapy | 27 | 3.9 |
^Where data are missing, categories do not sum to 100%