Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of respondents

Characteristic	N	%
Sex
Male	195	65.00
Female	105	35.00
Age (years)
≤40	50	16.67
50–59	92	30.67
60–69	105	35.00
≥70	53	17.66
Religious belief
Yes	18	6.00
No	282	94.00
Ethnicity
Han	288	96.00
Other	12	4.00
Level of education
Primary school or below	64	21.33
Junior high school	103	34.34
Senior high school	82	27.33
University	51	17.00
Marital status
Married	270	90.00
Other	30	10.00
Occupation
Public sector employee	38	12.67
Private sector employee	36	12.00
Self-employed or unemployed	55	18.33
Farmer	63	21.00
Retired	108	36.00
Health insurance
Basic medical insurance for urban employees	154	51.33
Basic medical insurance for urban residents	62	20.67
New rural cooperative medical scheme	84	28.00
Annual household income (¥)
<20 000	56	18.67
20 000–39 999	84	28.00
40 000–59 999	72	24.00
60 000–79 999	39	13.00
>80 000	49	16.33
Therapeutic regimen
Surgery	163	54.33
Radiotherapy/chemotherapy	44	14.67
Surgery followed by postoperative chemotherapy	51	17.00
Chemotherapy followed by surgery	18	6.00
Other	24	8.00
Stage of colorectal cancer
I	40	13.33
II	111	37.00
III	114	38.00
IV	35	11.67
Stoma
Yes	49	16.33
No	251	83.67
Total	300	100