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Table 3 Demographic characteristics of cancer survivors in focus groups and interviews

From: Cancer survivors’ views on digital support for smoking cessation and alcohol moderation: a survey and qualitative study

Characteristics

Focus groups (N = 15) n

Interviews (N = 8) n

Gender

 Female

5

5

Education level

 High level education

11

–

 Middle education

3

–

 Lower education

1

–

Smoking status

 current smoker

3

6

 non-smokera

3

0

 former smoker

9

2

 missing

0

0

Drinking status

 current drinker

13

4

 currently non drinker

2

2

 missing

0

2

Type of cancer

 breast

3

1

 melanoma

1

3

 prostate

3

0

 non-Hodgkin

3

0

 otherb

5

4

  1. Note. High level education: bachelor’s or master’s degree. Middle education: four to six years of high school education or secondary vocational education. Lower education: three years of high school or less. a Unknown whether they are a former or never smoker. Other reported cancers were: cancer of the bladder, colon, oesophageal, stomach, lung, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and head and neck cancer
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BMC Public Health

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