All respondents | Respondents with at least 1 comment | |||
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Respondent characteristics | Number of respondents | Percentage | Number of respondents | Percentage |
Sex | ||||
Male | 1639 | 47.1% | 1121 | 46.6% |
Female | 1839 | 52.9% | 1284 | 53.4% |
Age group | ||||
< 45 | 92 | 2.7% | 68 | 2.9% |
45 - 54 | 312 | 9.0% | 234 | 9.7% |
55 - 64 | 809 | 23.3% | 555 | 23.1% |
65 - 74 | 1039 | 29.9% | 732 | 30.4% |
75 - 84 | 548 | 15.8% | 365 | 15.2% |
85 + | 31 | 0.9% | 19 | 0.8% |
Ethnicity | ||||
White | 3220 | 99.5% | 2239 | 99.6% |
Any other ethnic group | 16 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.4% |
Sexual orientation | ||||
Heterosexual or straight | 3119 | 96.6% | 2186 | 97.2% |
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Other | 41 | 1.3% | 23 | 1.0% |
Prefer not to say | 59 | 1.8% | 40 | 1.8% |
Deprivation quintile | ||||
1 (Least deprived) | 613 | 17.6% | 401 | 16.7% |
2 | 667 | 19.2% | 452 | 18.8% |
3 | 667 | 19.2% | 453 | 18.8% |
4 | 728 | 20.9% | 498 | 20.7% |
5 (Most deprived) | 803 | 23.1% | 601 | 25.0% |
Cancer type | ||||
Brain / CNS | 29 | 0.8% | 21 | 0.9% |
Breast | 655 | 18.8% | 483 | 20.1% |
Colorectal / LGT | 431 | 12.4% | 290 | 12.1% |
Gynaecological | 182 | 5.2% | 127 | 5.3% |
Haematological | 622 | 17.9% | 432 | 18.0% |
Head and Neck | 109 | 3.1% | 77 | 3.2% |
Lung | 180 | 5.2% | 122 | 5.1% |
Prostate | 301 | 8.7% | 211 | 8.8% |
Sarcoma | 18 | 0.5% | 13 | 0.5% |
Skin | 68 | 2.0% | 48 | 2.0% |
Upper Gastro | 152 | 4.4% | 101 | 4.2% |
Urological | 370 | 10.6% | 230 | 9.6% |
Other | 361 | 10.4% | 250 | 10.4% |
Health Board | ||||
Belfast | 1455 | 41.8% | 1052 | 43.7% |
Northern | 424 | 12.2% | 303 | 12.6% |
South Eastern | 598 | 17.2% | 423 | 17.6% |
Southern | 473 | 13.6% | 284 | 11.8% |
Western | 528 | 15.2% | 343 | 14.3% |
Employment status when diagnosed with cancer | ||||
Employed (FT/PT) | 1243 | 37.5% | 909 | 39.6% |
Unemployed | 173 | 5.2% | 106 | 4.6% |
Retired | 1624 | 49% | 1110 | 48.4% |
Other (incl. homemaker, student) | 272 | 8.2% | 169 | 7.4% |
Employment status now | ||||
Employed (FT/PT) | 686 | 21.0% | 511 | 22.6% |
Unemployed | 410 | 12.6% | 262 | 11.6% |
Retired | 1908 | 58.5% | 1326 | 58.6% |
Other (incl. homemaker, student) | 260 | 8.0% | 165 | 7.3% |