From: Employment changes among Chinese family caregivers of long-term cancer survivors
Characteristics | N (%) |
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Residence area | |
Urban | 379 (32.8) |
Rural | 776 (67.2) |
Age group (years) | |
≤ 40 | 45 (3.9) |
40–55 | 299 (25.9) |
56–65 | 384 (33.2) |
> 65 | 427 (37.0) |
Gender | |
Male | 496 (42.9) |
Female | 659 (57.1) |
Marital status | |
Married | 1037 (89.8) |
Others | 118 (10.2) |
Educational level | |
Uneducated | 185 (16.0) |
Elementary school | 403 (34.9) |
Middle school | 377 (32.6) |
High school and above | 190 (16.5) |
Annual household incomea, Chinese Yuan | |
< 5000 | 182 (15.8) |
5000-20,000 | 417 (36.1) |
20,000-50,000 | 376 (32.6) |
> 50,000 | 172 (14.9) |
Missing | 8 (0.7) |
Cancer site | |
Breast | 406 (35.2) |
Lung | 163 (14.1) |
Stomach | 284 (24.6) |
Colorectal | 302 (26.1) |
Stage at diagnosis | |
0- I | 497 (43.0) |
II | 405 (35.1) |
III-IV | 78 (6.8) |
Missing | 175 (15.2) |
Type of treatmentb | |
Chemotherapy | 794 (68.7) |
Surgery | 1027 (88.9) |
Radiation therapy | 134 (11.6) |
Comorbidity | |
Yes | 311 (26.9) |
No | 813 (70.4) |
Missing | 31 (2.7) |
Limited ability to perform physical tasks | |
Yes | 639 (55.3) |
No | 123 (10.6) |
Not applicablec | 393 (34.0) |
Limited ability to perform mental tasks | |
Yes | 362 (31.3) |
No | 425 (36.8) |
Not applicablec | 368 (31.9) |
Duration of disease since diagnosis | |
2–3 years | 745 (64.5) |
4–5 years | 410 (35.5) |