Table 1 Assessed social demographic factors using the EORTC QLQ-C30-questionnaire
Parameter | n (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Males | n = 99 (59 %) |
Females | n = 69 (41 %) |
Age (years) | |
16 to <47 years | n = 46 (27 %) |
≥ 47 to <57 years | n = 58 (33 %) |
≥ 57 years | n = 69 (40 %) |
Marital status | |
Single | n = 21 (13 %) |
Married | n = 115 (70 %) |
Relationship | n = 7 (4 %) |
Divorced | n = 16 (10 %) |
Widowed | n = 7 (4 %) |
Children | |
Yes | n = 123 (74 %) |
No | n = 43 (26 %) |
Living alone | |
Yes | n = 35 (26 %) |
No | n = 99 (74 %) |
Size of hometown | |
Major city (population >100,000) | n = 41 (25 %) |
Town (population 50,000–100,000) | n = 16 (10 %) |
Small town (population 5000–50,000) | n = 52 (32 %) |
Village (population–5000) | n = 54 (33 %) |
Highest education | |
Secondary school certificate | n = 67 (40 %) |
Technical college qualification | n = 17 (10 %) |
No graduation | n = 3 (2 %) |
Secondary modern school certificate | n = 58 (35 %) |
University-entrance diploma | n = 22 (13 %) |
Completed professional training | |
Traineeship | n = 97 (69 %) |
Technical college | n = 18 (13 %) |
Advanced technical college | n = 8 (6 %) |
University | n = 7 (5 %) |
No education | n = 10 (7 %) |
Employment status | |
Working | n = 26 (17 %) |
Housewife/husband | n = 9 (6 %) |
Retired | n = 105 (68 %) |
Certified unfit for work | n = 5 (3 %) |
Unemployed | n = 5 (3 %) |
Other | n = 5 (3 %) |
Job position | |
Worker | n = 18 (18 %) |
Employee | n = 42 (42 %) |
Official | n = 12 (12 %) |
Executive employee | n = 89 (9 %) |
Self-employed | n = 12 (12 %) |
Other | n = 7 (7 %) |