Table 1 Sociodemographical characteristics of breast cancer patients who completed satisfaction questionnaires (less than 50% missing data)
| Â | One month after initial treatment N = 820 | One year later and a week after N = 166 |
|---|---|---|
Age years (mean ± SD) | 58.0 ± 12.4 | 58.9 ± 12.3 |
Regional distribution | Â | Â |
   Aquitaine area | 506 (61.7%) | 98 (59.0%) |
   Poitou-Charentes area | 314 (38.3%) | 68 (41.0%) |
Living with spouse or partner | Â | Â |
   Yes | 452 (55.1%) | 102 (61.5%) |
   No | 368 (44.9%) | 64 (38.5%) |
Educational level | MD = 18 | MD = 3 |
   Primary | 190 (23.8%) | 46 (28.2%) |
   Lower secondary | 88 (11.0%) | 18 (11.0%) |
   Upper secondary | 313 (39.2%) | 66 (40.5%) |
   Higher education | 125 (15.7%) | 23 (14.1%) |
   None | 82 (10.3%) | 10 (6.2%) |
Professional status | MD = 14 | MD = 4 |
   Working | 352 (43.7%) | 69 (42.6%) |
   Retired | 329 (40.8%) | 62 (38.3%) |
   Homemaker | 81 (10.0%) | 24 (14.8%) |
   Job-seeker | 29 (3.6%) | 4 (2.5%) |
   Other | 15 (1.9%) | 3 (1.9%) |