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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of survey respondents

From: Prevalence of and attitudes towards complementary therapy use for weight after breast cancer in Australia: a national survey

 

Description

N (responses)

Percentage

State (n = 309)

 

Australian Capital Territory

14

4.53%

 

New South Wales

91

29.45%

 

Northern Territory

0

0.00%

 

Queensland

48

15.54%

 

South Australia

28

9.06%

 

Tasmania

3

0.97%

 

Victoria

95

30.74%

 

Western Australia

30

9.71%

Education (n = 307)

 

High school- year 10

30

9.77%

 

High school- year 12

35

11.40%

 

Vocational College

55

17.91%

 

Bachelor’s degree

90

29.32%

 

Postgraduate degree

97

31.60%

Ethnicity (n = 308)

 

European/Anglo Saxon/Caucasian

285

92.53%

 

Asian

5

1.62%

 

Oceanic (incl. Australian and New Zealand first peoples, Polynesian and Micronesian)

13

4.22%

 

North/South/Central American

2

0.65%

 

Mixed ethnicity

2

0.65%

 

Indian

1

0.33%

Employment (n = 308)

 

Employee

140

45.46%

 

Self-employed

33

10.71%

 

Home duties/caring for children or family

15

4.87%

 

In education (going to school, university, etc.)

4

1.30%

 

Doing voluntary work

10

3.25%

 

Unable to work because of illness

6

1.95%

 

Unable to work for other reasons

1

0.32%

 

Retired

99

32.14%

Relationship Status (n = 309)

 

Single

39

12.62%

 

Married/De Facto (living with partner)

230

74.43%

 

In a relationship but not living with partner

7

2.27%

 

Divorced/separated

24

7.77%

 

Widowed

9

2.91%

Diagnoses (n = 308)

 

Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)

33

10.71%

 

Localised breast cancer

252

81.82%

 

Metastatic breast cancer

14

4.55%

 

Inflammatory breast cancer

2

0.65%

 

Other including second primary

7

2.27%