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. 2016 Jun 28;25(5):774–783. doi: 10.1111/ecc.12529

Table 1.

Socio‐demographic and health characteristics

Socio‐demographic details Total sample (n = 19)
Gender: n (%)
Male 8 (42.1)
Female 11 (57.9)
Age (years): mean ± SD (range) 59 ± 13.11 (24–77)
Ethnicity: n (%)
White British 19 (100.0)
Marital status: n (%)
Single/never married 2 (10.5)
Married/living with partner 13 (68.4)
Married separated from partner 1 (5.3)
Divorced 3 (15.8)
Highest educational status: n (%)
Degree or higher degree 9 (47.4)
Higher education below degree 2 (10.5)
Secondary school qualifications 5 (26.3)
No formal qualifications 1 (5.3)
Other 2 (10.5)
Employment status: n (%)
Employed full time 5 (26.3)
Employed part time 2 (10.5)
Self‐employed 3 (15.8)
Retired 8 (42.1)
Disabled or too ill to work 1 (5.3)
Cancer diagnosisa: n (%)
Breast 7 (36.8)
Colorectal 1 (5.3)
Prostate 1 (5.3)
Lung 1 (5.3)
Thyroid 2 (10.5)
Non‐Hodgkin lymphoma 3 (15.8)
Hodgkin lymphoma (Hodgkin disease) 1 (5.3)
Testicular 1 (5.3)
Bladder 1 (5.3)
Melanoma 2 (10.5)
Neuroendocrine tumour (NET) 1 (5.3)
Date of diagnosis: n (%)
<5 years ago 12 (63.2)
5–10 years ago 4 (21.1)
11–20 years ago 2 (10.5)
>20 years ago 1 (5.3)
a

Total comes to >100% as two people had been diagnosed with more than one type of cancer.