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Table 1 Demographic characteristics (n = 96)

From: End-of-life care preferences among cancer patients in Southern Thailand: a university hospital-based cross-sectional survey

Demographic characteristics

Number (%)

Gender

 Male

33 (34.4)

 Female

63 (65.6)

Marital status

 Single/divorced

19 (19.8)

 Married

77 (80.2)

Religion

 Buddhism

70 (72.9)

 Islam, Christianity

26 (27.1)

Education

 Primary school and below

39 (40.6)

 Secondary school

28 (29.2)

 Bachelor’s degree and above

29 (30.2)

Hometown

 Songkhla Province

25 (26.0)

 3 Southern Border Provinces

21 (21.9)

 Other

50 (52.1)

Physical illness (excluding their cancer diagnosis)

 No

61 (63.5)

 Yes

35 (36.5)

Psychiatric illness

 No

94 (97.9)

 Yes

2 (2.1)

History of substance use

 No

86 (89.6)

 Yes

10 (10.4)

Number of household members

 

 Alone

5 (5.2)

 Less than 3

15 (15.6)

 More than 3

76 (79.1)

History of admission

 Yes

46 (47.9)

 No

50 (52.1)

Satisfaction with own health

 Excellent

3 (3.1)

 Good

29 (30.2)

 Fair

39 (40.6)

 Poor

25 (26.0)

Satisfaction with life

 Satisfied

80 (83.3)

 Unsatisfied

16 (16.7)