Table 2

Characteristics of patients with advanced cancer (n=1103) and their relatives (n=831)

PatientsRelatives
n (valid %)n (valid %)
Gender
 Female541 (49.0)507 (61.0)
 Male562 (51.0)324 (39.0)
Marital status
 Partner909 (82.6)790 (95.2)
 No partner192 (17.4)40 (4.8)
 Missing21
Education level
 Low328 (30.0)17 (2.1)
 Medium450 (41.2)564 (68.4)
 High314 (28.8)243 (29.5)
 Missing117
Self-reported nationality
 Dutch1001 (96.6)812 (98.2)
 Not Dutch35 (3.4)15 (1.8)
 Missing674
Nature of relationship
 Spouse612 (74.3)
 Son or daughter140 (17.0)
 Other family member42 (5.1)
 Friend26 (3.2)
 Other4 (0.5)
 Missing7