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Socio-demographic and clinical features of the sample (n = 309) |
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| N |
% |
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| Gender |
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| Male |
139 |
45.0 |
| Female |
170 |
55.0 |
| Age |
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| Mean (SD) |
56.7 (12.9) |
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| Marital Status |
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| Married |
164 |
53.1 |
| Unmarried couple |
20 |
6.5 |
| Divorced |
27 |
8.7 |
| Separated |
16 |
5.2 |
| Widow |
37 |
12.0 |
| Single |
45 |
14.6 |
| Family living |
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| Lives alone |
36 |
11.7 |
| Lives with family |
259 |
83.8 |
| Lives with others |
11 |
3.6 |
| Lives in institution |
3 |
1.0 |
| Years of education |
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| Primary School <3 years |
36 |
11.7 |
| Primary School 3 to 5 years |
46 |
14.9 |
| Primary School 6 years |
101 |
32.7 |
| High School 1 to 3 years |
51 |
16.5 |
| High School 4 to 6 years |
32 |
10.4 |
| College/University |
40 |
12.9 |
| Employment |
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| Full-time |
43 |
13.9 |
| Part-time |
17 |
5.5 |
| Retired |
107 |
34.6 |
| Social welfare |
3 |
1.0 |
| Unemployed |
64 |
20.7 |
| Medical leave |
22 |
7.1 |
| Housekeeping |
40 |
12.9 |
| Others |
9 |
2.9 |
| n |
% |
|
| Satisfaction with income |
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| "I can save" |
10 |
3.2 |
| "I get enough, no money problems" |
23 |
7.4 |
| "I get just fair for my needs" |
100 |
32.4 |
| "I don't get enough for my needs" |
136 |
44.0 |
| "I am in need" |
38 |
12.3 |
| Family monthly income in US dollars |
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| Means |
512 |
|
| Median |
300 |
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| Range |
0 – 5000 |
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| Interquartile range |
192 – 571 |
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| Religion |
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| No |
129 |
41.7 |
| Yes |
180 |
58.3 |
| Tumor site |
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| Breast |
98 |
31.7 |
| Lung |
44 |
14.2 |
| Colorectal |
35 |
11.3 |
| Head & Neck |
24 |
7.8 |
| Uterus & ervix |
20 |
6.5 |
| Prostate |
18 |
5.8 |
| Testicle |
16 |
5.2 |
| Gastrointestinal |
12 |
3.9 |
| Urothelial |
12 |
3.9 |
| Ovary |
8 |
2.6 |
| Lymphoma |
7 |
2.3 |
| Primitive unknown |
7 |
2.3 |
| Soft tissue |
4 |
1.3 |
| Melanoma |
3 |
1.0 |
| Brain |
1 |
.3 |
| Tumor stage |
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| In situ |
2 |
.6 |
| Local |
64 |
19.9 |
| Regional |
132 |
41.0 |
| Metastatic |
118 |
37.2 |
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