Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of BCS and WNBC
| Breast cancer patients N = 105% | WNBC N = 97% | Group difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Mean (SD) | 49 years (8.7 years) | 49 years (8 years) | matched |
| Range | 29-70 years | 28-70 years | ||
| Age groups | <30 | 2 | 2 | |
| 30-40 | 8.6 | 8.2 | ||
| 41-50 | 37 | 39 | ||
| 51-60 | 41 | 42 | ||
| >60 | 11.4 | 8.2 | ||
| Marital status | Single | 17.3% | 7.2% | p = 0.057 |
| Partnership, marriage | 76% | 88.7% | ||
| Divorced, separated | 6.7% | 4.1% | ||
| Education | Compulsory school or less | 9.6% | 7.2% | matched |
| Apprenticeship/ professional school | 49% | 48.5% | ||
| A-level | 19.2% | 20.6% | ||
| University degree | 21.2% | 22.7% | ||
| Other | 1% | 1% | ||
| Employment | Full time | 24.3% | 34% | p = 0.097 |
| Part time | 35.9% | 43.3% | ||
| Unemployed | 3.9% | 1% | ||
| Homemaker | 7.8% | 8.2% | ||
| Retired | 21.4% | 9.1% | ||
| Other | 6.8% | 4.1% | ||