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Table 1 Characteristics of cancer survivors (N = 1155)

From: Employment changes among Chinese family caregivers of long-term cancer survivors

Characteristics

N (%)

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)

  1. a 10,000 Chinese Yuan ≈1541 US dollars as of December 31, 2015;
  2. b Categories are not mutually exclusive because most patients received a combination of treatments
  3. c Participants who were retired or unemployed by the time they were diagnosed with cancer can be identified as “Not applicable”