Table 1.
Sample characteristics at time 1 (N = 206)
| Age | |
|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | 61.5 (9.0) |
| Range | 39–85 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 133 |
| Male | 73 |
| Marital status | |
| Married/co-habiting | 139 |
| Single/divorced/widowed | 62 |
| Live alone | 37 |
| Education | |
| None | 76 |
| School qualifications or higher | 121 |
| Employment | |
| Employed (full/part-time) | 79 |
| Retired | 92 |
| Retired (health) | 14 |
| Homemaker | 9 |
| Unemployed | 9 |
| Cancer diagnosis | |
| Breast | 133 |
| Prostate | 73 |
| Tumour grade | |
| Low | 54 |
| Intermediate | 97 |
| High | 52 |
N.B. Missing data: marital status n = 5; live alone n = 3; education n = 9; employment n = 3; tumour grade n = 3