Characteristics of 45 people interviewed about their lung cancer.
| Characteristic | Number of people |
|---|---|
| Age at interview (years) | |
| 40–50 | 9 |
| 51–60 | 20 |
| 61–70 | 11 |
| 71–80 | 4 |
| 81–90 | 1 |
| Ethnicity | |
| White British | 44 |
| Indian | 1 |
| Type of worka | |
| Professional or higher managerial | 14 |
| Other non-manual | 15 |
| Skilled manual | 9 |
| Manual | 7 |
| Type of cancer | |
| Non-small cell lung cancer | 14 |
| Small cell lung cancer | 10 |
| Mesothelioma | 4 |
| Not known by patient | 17 |
| Source of recruitment | |
| Support group | 24 |
| Chest physician, oncologist or nurse specialist | 9 |
| General practitioner | 7 |
| Otherb | 5 |