General data.
| Characteristics | No. of patients | % |
|---|---|---|
| Occupation | ||
| Government employee | 48 | 29.6 |
| Factory worker | 30 | 18.5 |
| Farmer | 55 | 34.0 |
| Others | 29 | 17.9 |
| Education | ||
| Primary school or lower | 51 | 31.5 |
| Secondary or high school | 79 | 48.8 |
| College or above | 32 | 19.7 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 137 | 84.6 |
| Unmarried (Single/Divorced/Widow) | 25 | 15.4 |
| Family monthly income (RMB) | ||
| < 2000 | 53 | 32.7 |
| 2000-5000 | 60 | 37.0 |
| ≥ 5000 | 49 | 30.3 |
| Payment | ||
| Medical insurance | 80 | 49.4 |
| Rural cooperative medical care | 47 | 29.0 |
| At their own expense | 35 | 21.6 |
| Stage of gastric cancer | ||
| I-II | 44 | 27.1 |
| III | 87 | 53.7 |
| IV | 31 | 19.2 |