Table 3.
Demographic data for all language groups.
| Variable | Arabic |
Cantonese |
Greek |
Mandarin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 10 | n = 7 | n = 6 | n = 19 | |
| Age in years, mean (range) | 53 (37–71) | 57 (48–76) | 74 (70–79) | 61 (31–74) |
| Country of Birth (n) | Egypt (3) | China (3) | Greece (6) | China (18) |
| Iraq (1) | Hong Kong (2) | Missing (1) | ||
| Lebanon (1) | Vietnam (2) | |||
| Syria (2) | ||||
| Missing (1) |
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| Cancer Type, n (%) | ||||
| Bone and soft tissue | 0 (0) | 3 (43) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Breast | 3 (38) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Gynae | 1 (13) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (5) |
| Haem | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (5) |
| Head and neck | 1 (13) | 2 (29) | 0 (0) | 1 (5) |
| Lower gastrointestinal | 0 (0) | 1 (14) | 2 (33) | 6 (32) |
| Lung | 1 (13) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 6 (32) |
| Upper gastrointestinal | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (17) | 2 (11) |
| Urology | 2 (25) | 1 (14) | 3 (50) | 2 (11) |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||
| Male | 2 (25) | 6 (86) | 4 (67) | 12 (63) |
| Female | 6 (75) | 1 (14) | 2 (33) | 7 (37) |
| Relationship Status, n (%) | ||||
| Single | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (16) |
| Married/de facto | 6 (75) | 2 (71) | 6 (100) | 16 (84) |
| Separated/divorced | 1 (13) | 2 (29) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Widowed | 1 (13) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Employment Status, n (%) | ||||
| Working | 2 (25) | 2 (29) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| On sick leave | 1 (13) | 1 (14) | 0 (0) | 3 (16) |
| Not employed | 1 (13) | 2 (29) | 1 (17) | 1 (5) |
| Retired | 2 (25) | 2 (29) | 4 (67) | 9 (47) |
| Home duties | 1 (13) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (21) |
| Studying | 1 (13) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (5) |
| Other | 1 (13) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (5) |
| Missing | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (17) | 0 (0) |
| Education Level, n (%) | ||||
| No formal schooling | 2 (25) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Primary schooling | 1 (13) | 0 (0) | 5 (83) | 0 (0) |
| Secondary schooling | 1 (13) | 4 (57) | 0 (0) | 3 (16) |
| Tertiary schooling | 4 (50) | 3 (43) | 0 (0) | 11 (58) |
| Trade college | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (26) |
| Missing | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (17) | 0 (0) |
| Living Arrangements, n (%) | ||||
| By yourself/independently | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (16) |
| With spouse/partner | 1 (13) | 1 (14) | 0 (0) | 4 (21) |
| With spouse/partner and children | 5 (63) | 4 (57) | 3 (50) | 10 (53) |
| With children only | 2 (25) | 1 (14) | 3 (50) | 2 (11) |
| Other | 0 (0) | 1 (14) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Speak English, n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 4 (50) | 4 (63) | 3 (50) | 12 (63) |
| No | 2 (25) | 3 (38) | 1 (17) | 7 (37) |
| Missing | 2 (25) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Self-reported English Proficiency, n (%) | ||||
| Basic | 1 (13) | 2 (25) | 1 (17) | 9 (75) |
| Intermediate | 5 (63) | 2 (25) | 4 (67) | 3 (25) |
| Advanced | 0 (0) | 1 (13) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |