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Table 4 Percentage of women* and men§ in each demographic according to survey mode

From: Assessing knowledge of human papillomavirus and collecting data on sexual behavior: computer assisted telephone versus face to face interviews

 

Women

Men

 

CATI

FTFI

CATI

FTFI

Age group

    

   18-24

17.4a

13.7a

22.4

25.5

   25-34

23.9b

28.2b

22.0

26.3

   35-44

41.6

39.0

29.0

27.0

   >44

17.1

19.1

26.6

21.2

Ethnicity

    

   Chinese

70.6c

66.3c

70.2

65.8

   Malay

15.8

15.5

15.5

18.3

   Indian

9.8d

14.7d

11.3

13.2

   Other

3.8

3.5

3.0

2.8

Language

    

   English

31.8

29.6

30.5

37.6

   Mandarin

41.8

41.7

34.9

30.4

   Malay

11.0

12.1

11.3

12.7

   Tamil

4.7

7.4

5.4

6.6

   Other Chinese

7.9

6.0

14.4

10.0

   Other

2.9

3.3

3.5

2.8

Education

    

   Primary

13.6e

22.3e

11.3

13.0

   Secondary

31.9f

35.9f

24.8m

31.2m

   Vocational qualification

3.4

3.3

8.3

7.0

   Pre-university

13.9

11.0

18.1

15.5

   Professional diploma

17.9g

13.3g

17.9

22.7

   University degree

22.7h

17.3h

27.9n

17.6n

Occupation

    

   White collar

51.0i

41.2i

50.5

46.1

   Blue collar

8.2

9.0

24.8

27.6

   Self-employed

1.1

1.9

3.5

5.1

   Student

11.4j

7.1j

14.4

13.8

   Home duties

26.7k

38.8k

0.4

0.0

   National service

0.0

0.1

3.7

5.5

Other

1.6

1.9

2.6

1.9

Children <16 years old

61.9l

67.6l

49.6

46.8

  1. *N = 2145. §N = 930. CATI = computer assisted telephone interview. FTFI = face to face interview. Proportions that share the same superscript differ at p < .05 using chi-square tests