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Table 1 Sample demographic characteristics

From: Cancer awareness among adolescents in Britain: a cross-sectional study

 

n

%

Gender

  

Male

250

52.3

Female

228

47.7

Age

  

11

1

0.2

12

107

23.4

13

25

5.5

14

193

42.1

15

99

21.6

16

29

6.3

17

4

0.9

Ethnicity

  

White

438

93.2

Other ethnic backgrounds

32

6.8

 Mixed

17

3.6

 Asian

7

1.5

 Black

2

0.4

 Other

6

1.3

Knew someone with cancer §

  

Yes

292

66.2

No

149

33.8

Region

  

Scottish Highlands

155

32.4

South West England

156

32.6

English East Midlands

29

6.1

North West England

138

28.9

Country

  

Scotland

155

32.4

England

323

67.6

  1. Notes:
  2. Age not reported by 20 adolescents.
  3. Ethnicity not reported by 8 adolescents.
  4. § Thirty-seven adolescents did not wish to answer this question.