Table 1.
Sample characteristics (N = 68)
| Immigrant (n = 34) | Non-immigrant (n = 34) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (range) | SD | Median (range) | SD | |
| Age (n = 68) | 52 (27–85) | 11 | 52 (31–80) | 9 |
| N | % | N | % | |
| Educational level (n = 68)* | ||||
| None/primary school | 9 | 27 | 1 | 3 |
| Secondary/lower level vocat. school | 12 | 35 | 17 | 50 |
| College/university | 13 | 38 | 16 | 47 |
| Current living situation (n = 68) | ||||
| Alone | 6 | 18 | 3 | 9 |
| With partner | 7 | 21 | 14 | 41 |
| With partner and children | 15 | 44 | 16 | 47 |
| Other | 6 | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| Religion (n= 68)*** | ||||
| None | 20 | 59 | 3 | 9 |
| Islamic | 0 | 0 | 18 | 53 |
| Christian | 13 | 38 | 9 | 27 |
| Hindu | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Other | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Mean (range) | SD | Mean (range) | SD | |
| Trust in health care (n = 63) | 3.61 (1–5) | 0.70 | 3.24 (1–5) | 0.80 |
| Trust in own treating oncologist (n = 31) | 4.28 (3.28–4.94) | 0.50 | 4.21 (2.67–5.00) | 0.60 |
*Indicates difference between the two groups at α = 0.05
***Indicates difference between the two groups at α = 0.001