Table 5 Demographic characteristics of the patients
Variables | Sample size (N = 16, %) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 13 (81.25) |
Female | 3 (18.75) |
Marital status | |
Married | 15 (93.75) |
Widowed | 1 (6.25) |
Education | |
Primary school and below | 2 (12.50) |
Junior high school | 4 (25.00) |
High School | 4 (25.00) |
College | 2 (12.50) |
Bachelor degree or above | 4 (25.00) |
Clinical staging | |
Phase I | 2 (12.50) |
Phase II | 7 (43.75) |
Phase III | 2 (12.50) |
Phase IV | 5 (31.25) |
Career | |
Incumbency | 8 (50.00) |
Retirement | 2 (12.50) |
Unemployment | 6 (37.50) |
Place of residence | |
Countryside | 5 (31.25) |
Township | 2 (12.50) |
County | 3 (18.75) |
City | 6 (37.50) |
Monthly income per household | |
3000 ~ 4000 | 1 (6.25) |
4000 ~ 5000 | 8 (50.00) |
5000 ~ 6000 | 5 (31.25) |
6000 ~ | 2 (12.50) |
Health care status | |
Out of pocket | 2 (12.50) |
Provincial medical insurance | 1 (6.25) |
Municipal health insurance | 5 (31.25) |
New rural Cooperative Medical System | 8 (50.00) |
Diagnosis | |
Tongue cancer | 10(62.50) |
Gum cancer | 1 (6.25) |
Cheek cancer | 3 (18.75) |
Oropharyngeal cancer | 2 (12.50) |