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Table 1 Demographics of breast and colorectal samples

From: Unidimensional scales for fears of cancer recurrence and their psychometric properties: the FCR4 and FCR7

 

Cancer Site

 

Breast (N = 206*)

Colorectal (N = 53*)

Gender

N

%**

N

%**

 Female

205

99

21

40

 Male

1

1

32

60

Age

 35 to 49

19

9

2

4

 50 to 59

57

28

13

25

 60 to 69

84

41

17

32

 70+

46

22

21

40

Marital Status

 Married

121

59

36

68

 Divorced

19

9

5

9

 Widowed

34

17

6

11

 With partner

6

3

2

4

 Single

22

11

4

8

Education

 No formal qualification

64

31

20

20

 GCSE/O Levels

46

22

10

19

 A Levels/Equivalent

38

18

4

8

 Univ Degree

45

22

14

26

 Higher Univ Degree

9

4

5

9

Accommodation

 Owner Occupier

164

80

40

76

 Rented/Council

27

13

10

19

 Private landlord

6

3

0

0

 Other

4

2

2

4

Cancer Staginga

 I

51

54

3

6

 II

33

35

5

10

 III

6

6

33

67

 IV

3

3

8

16

Node Involvement

 Yes

49

25

16

32

 No

130

66

34

68

 Unknown

17

9

0

0

Cancer Margins

    

 Clear

105

54

16

32

 Not Clear

15

8

3

6

 Unknown

76

39

31

62

  1. *some missing participant responses as indicated; a. Missing data due to staging not available
  2. **percentages rounded to integer level, therefore sum not always 100%