Table 1.

Description of the socio-demographic characteristics and trends in financial difficulties of the study sample (N = 363)

Covariates		N	%
Migration background
No		314	86.5
Yes		48	13.2
Missing		1	0.3
Age class
Under 45 years		28	7.7
Between 45 and 65 years		216	59.5
Over 65 years		119	32.8
Educational level
≤ 10 years		288	79.3
> 10 years		73	20.1
Missing		2	0.6
Employment status
Non-employed*		43	11.9
Employed		320	88.2
Monthly equivalent household income
< 1,000 euros		119	32.8
Between 1,000 and 2,000 euros		162	44.6
Missing		82	22.6
Trends in equivalent income
Stable		59	16.2
Increased		6	1.6
Missing		298	82.1
Severity of the disease
Low-to-intermediate risk of death		301	82.9
High risk of death		60	16.5
Missing		2	0.6
Progression of the disease
No progression		348	95.9
Recidivism and/or metastases		15	4.1
Partnership status
Non-co-inhabiting		80	22.0
Co-inhabiting		278	76.6
Missing		5	1.4
Trends in partnership status
Never co-inhabiting		72	19.8
Always co-inhabiting		213	58.7
Co-inhabiting yes-to-no		65	17.9
Co-inhabiting no-to-yes		8	2.2
Missing		5	1.4
Trends in financial difficulties
Never		184	50.7
Always		26	7.2
Initial		17	4.7
Delayed		36	9.9
Acquired		78	21.5
Other		22	6.1

*Non-employed includes retired, unemployed, homemaker, in training