Table 1 Characteristics of respondents
From: Measuring cancer care coordination: development and validation of a questionnaire for patients
| Â | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â |
Male | 365 | 53.2 |
Female | 321 | 46.8 |
Country of birth | Â | Â |
Australia | 521 | 75.9 |
Other | 165 | 24.0 |
Marital status | Â | Â |
Never married | 73 | 10.6 |
Married/living as married | 459 | 66.9 |
Other | 143 | 20.8 |
Education | Â | Â |
Primary school only or none | 68 | 9.9 |
Secondary school | 340 | 49.6 |
Tertiary degree or diploma | 242 | 35.3 |
Employment status | Â | Â |
Casual/part time/student | 60 | 8.7 |
Full time | 161 | 23.5 |
Retired | 405 | 59.0 |
Unemployed | 47 | 6.9 |
Location | Â | Â |
Metropolitan | 409 | 59.6 |
Regional | 277 | 40.4 |
Cancer Site | Â | Â |
Colorectal | 566 | 82.5 |
Gynaecological | 52 | 7.6 |
Breast | 18 | 2.6 |
Lung/mesothelioma | 9 | 1.3 |
Other/multiple sites | 32 | 4.7 |
Cancer type | Â | Â |
Primary cancer | 630 | 91.8 |
Recurrent cancer | 26 | 3.8 |
Treatments received | Â | Â |
Surgery | 659 | 96.0 |
Chemotherapy | 278 | 40.5 |
Radiotherapy | 84 | 12.2 |
Hormone therapy | 27 | 3.9 |