Table 1

Sociodemographical characteristics of breast cancer patients who completed satisfaction questionnaires (less than 50% missing data)

One month after initial treatment N = 820

One year later and a week after N = 166

Age years (mean ± SD)

58.0 ± 12.4

58.9 ± 12.3

Regional distribution

Aquitaine area

506 (61.7%)

98 (59.0%)

Poitou-Charentes area

314 (38.3%)

68 (41.0%)

Living with spouse or partner

Yes

452 (55.1%)

102 (61.5%)

No

368 (44.9%)

64 (38.5%)

Educational level

MD = 18

MD = 3

Primary

190 (23.8%)

46 (28.2%)

Lower secondary

88 (11.0%)

18 (11.0%)

Upper secondary

313 (39.2%)

66 (40.5%)

Higher education

125 (15.7%)

23 (14.1%)

None

82 (10.3%)

10 (6.2%)

Professional status

MD = 14

MD = 4

Working

352 (43.7%)

69 (42.6%)

Retired

329 (40.8%)

62 (38.3%)

Homemaker

81 (10.0%)

24 (14.8%)

Job-seeker

29 (3.6%)

4 (2.5%)

Other

15 (1.9%)

3 (1.9%)

N = Sample size

MD = Missing Data

Defossez et al. BMC Cancer 2007 7:129   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-7-129