Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of BCS and WNBC
Breast cancer patients N = 105% | WNBC N = 97% | Group difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Mean (SD) | 49 years (8.7 years) | 49 years (8 years) | matched |
Range | 29-70 years | 28-70 years | ||
Age groups | <30 | 2 | 2 | |
30-40 | 8.6 | 8.2 | ||
41-50 | 37 | 39 | ||
51-60 | 41 | 42 | ||
>60 | 11.4 | 8.2 | ||
Marital status | Single | 17.3% | 7.2% | p = 0.057 |
Partnership, marriage | 76% | 88.7% | ||
Divorced, separated | 6.7% | 4.1% | ||
Education | Compulsory school or less | 9.6% | 7.2% | matched |
Apprenticeship/ professional school | 49% | 48.5% | ||
A-level | 19.2% | 20.6% | ||
University degree | 21.2% | 22.7% | ||
Other | 1% | 1% | ||
Employment | Full time | 24.3% | 34% | p = 0.097 |
Part time | 35.9% | 43.3% | ||
Unemployed | 3.9% | 1% | ||
Homemaker | 7.8% | 8.2% | ||
Retired | 21.4% | 9.1% | ||
Other | 6.8% | 4.1% | ||