Sociodemographic characteristics of female leukemia survivors and healthy controls at the time of the study. (Parental educational level was used to describe the social background of the subjects.) The differences between the survivors and the controls were not statistically significant. Values in parentheses are percentages except where indicated otherwise
| Survivors (n=30) | Controls (n=50) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (SD) (years) | 20.1 (3.7) | 20.4 (3.9) |
| Employment status | ||
| Studying | 19 (63) | 34 (68) |
| Employed | 10 (33) | 15 (30) |
| Unemployed | 1 (3) | 1 (2) |
| Domicile | ||
| With parents | 17 (57) | 30 (60) |
| Alone | 5 (16) | 5 (10) |
| With a male partner | 5 (16) | 13 (26) |
| Other | 3 (10) | 2 (4) |
| Married | 3 (10) | 3 (6) |
| Own children | 2 (7) | 1 (2) |
| Family background | ||
| Intact family | 20 (67) | 34 (68) |
| Parents divorced | 4 (13) | 14 (28) |
| Other | 6 (20) | 2 (5) |
| Parental educational level | ||
| Academic education | 3 (10) | 6 (12) |
| Postsecondary education | 2 ( 7) | 10 (20) |
| Vocational training | 13 (43) | 17 (34) |
| Comprehensive school | 12 (40) | 16 (32) |