A cross-sectional study on associations of physical symptoms, health self-efficacy, and suicidal ideation among Chinese hospitalized cancer patients

Table 1 Characteristics of the sample (N = 544)

	N	%
Sex
Men	262	48.2
Women	282	51.8
Age (years)
18–49	82	15.1
50–64	282	51.8
65+	180	33.1
Marital status
Married	433	79.6
Separated, divorced, bereaved	85	15.6
Never married	26	4.8
Education
Less than high school	269	49.4
High school	143	26.3
College or higher	132	24.3
Residence
City	426	78.3
Rural	118	21.7
Employment status
Employed	99	18.2
Unemployed	47	8.6
Retired	343	63.1
Farm work	50	9.2
Other	5	0.9
Cancer diagnosis
Digestive tract	158	29.0
Lung	129	23.7
Breast	103	18.9
Gynecologic	52	9.6
Brain and Neck	35	6.4
Leukemia/Lymphoma	32	5.9
Other	35	6.4
Stage at diagnosis
I	52	9.6
II	108	19.9
III	163	30.0
IV	217	39.9
Unknown	4	0.7
Time since diagnosis
Less than 3 months	123	22.6
4–12 months	148	27.2
13–36 months	156	28.7
More than 36 months	117	21.5
Metastasis present	296	54.4