Characteristic | Number/Percent |
---|---|
Age in years mean (SD,range) | 47.29 (12.678,16–77) |
Gender | |
 Male | 125 (60.68) |
 Female | 81 (39.32) |
Ethnics | |
 Han | 195 (94.66) |
 Others | 11 (5.34) |
Educational status | |
 Primary school | 34 (16.50) |
 Middle school | 104 (50.49) |
 Polytechnic school | 41 (19.90) |
 College and above | 27 (13.11) |
Marital status | |
 Single | 28 (13.59) |
 Married/cohabiting | 169 (82.04) |
 Divorced/separated | 5 (2.43) |
 Widowed | 4 (1.94) |
Religion | |
 No religious beliefs | 181 (87.86) |
 Buddhism | 17 (8.25) |
 Christianity | 6 (2.91) |
 Others | 2 (0.97) |
Long-term residence | |
 Rural | 72 (34.95) |
 City/town | 134 (65.05) |
Employment status | |
 Employed | 44 (21.36) |
 Retired | 28 (13.59) |
 Unemployed | 134 (65.05) |
Caregiver role | |
 spouse | 133 (64.56) |
 children | 32 (15.53) |
 Others | 41 (19.91) |
Cancer types | |
 Oral cavity | 18 (8.74) |
 Pharynx | 117 (56.80) |
 Larynx | 20 (9.71) |
 Nasal cavity | 14 (6.80) |
 Major salivary glands | 37 (17.96) |
Treatment, ongoing or past 2 months | |
 Surgery | 18 (8.74) |
 Radiotherapy | 32 (15.53) |
 Surgery and chemoradiation | 33 (16.02) |
 Surgery and radiation | 22 (10.68) |
 Surgery and chemotherapy | 9 (4.37) |
 Chemoradiation | 92 (44.66) |