Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of colorectal cancer patients at inclusion, Morocco, 2009–2011
From: Quality of life of early stage colorectal cancer patients in Morocco
No (total 294) | % | |
|---|---|---|
Age (median) | 56 years (range : 21–88) | |
Sex | ||
• Male | 159 | 54.1 |
• Female | 135 | 45.9 |
Living environment | ||
• Urban | 204 | 78.2 |
• Rural | 57 | 21.8 |
Residency | ||
• Casablanca | 29 | 10.2 |
• Rabat | 33 | 11.6 |
• Agadir | 9 | 3.2 |
• Meknes | 9 | 3.2 |
• Kenitra | 9 | 3.2 |
• Marrakech | 35 | 12.3 |
• Others | 170 | 57.9 |
Education | ||
• Illiterate | 144 | 49.0 |
• Primary school | 55 | 18.7 |
• College | 73 | 24.8 |
• High school | 22 | 7.5 |
Marital status | ||
• Single | 32 | 10.9 |
• Married | 235 | 80 |
• Divorced | 10 | 3.4 |
• Widower | 17 | 5.8 |
Professional Status | ||
• Working | 96 | 32.7 |
• Retired | 41 | 13.9 |
• Without profession | 49 | 16.7 |
• Housewife | 106 | 36.1 |
• Student | 2 | 0.7 |
Socioeconomic Status | ||
• Low | 142 | 48.3 |
• Intermediate | 141 | 48.0 |
• High | 11 | 3.7 |
Medical insurance | ||
• Public health-insurance | 108 | 36.7 |
• Private insurance | 10 | 3.4 |
• No medical insurance | 176 | 59.9 |