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Table 1 Socio-demographic profile of participants

From: From symptom discovery to treatment - women's pathways to breast cancer care: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Total (201)

n (%)

Main Home Language

 English

68 (33.8)

 Afrikaans

80 (39.8)

 Xhosa

45 (22.4)

 Other

8 (4.0)

Education level

 None-Grade 7

49 (24.4)

 Grade 8-Grade 11

96 (47.8)

 Grade 12+

56 (27.9)

Marital status

 Married

84 (41.8)

 Single in stable relationship

6 (3.0)

 Single

42 (20.9)

 Widowed

38 (18.9)

 Divorced/separated

31 (15.4)

Employed

51 (25.4)

Have medical insurance

6 (3.0)

Ever smoked

45 (22.5)

Ever drank alcohol

12 (6.2)

Household income statusa

 H0

66 (32.8)

 H1

81 (40.3)

 H2

32 (15.9)

 H3

19 (9.5)

  1. a3 records missing.
  2. H0: persons on social grant; H1: individual income < $5366 per annum (p.a.) or family income < $7667 p.a.; H2: individual income between $5367 and $19,168 p.a. or family income between $7667 and $26,852 p.a.; and H3: individual income >$19,168 p.a. or family income > $26,852 p.a