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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: What is different about living alone with cancer in older age? A qualitative study of experiences and preferences for care

 

Living alone (n=20)

Living with others (n=12)

Age in years (median, range)

82.5 (74–95)

77.5 (70–87)

Sex

  

Males

10

8

Females

10

2

Education:

  

Mean number of years (SD)

10.4 (1.90)

9.17 (2.12)

Housing

  

Owner occupied

13

11

Rented from local authority

6

1

Rented privately

1

0

Main cancer diagnosis -

  

Breast

3

2

Lung

4

2

Colorectal

2

2

Prostate

3

2

Oesophagus

2

0

Other

6

4