Table 3 Beliefs about the reduction of dementia risk
From: Public knowledge and beliefs about dementia risk reduction: a national survey of Australians
| Â | Dementia risk reduction | Age groups for action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | Very confident | <40Â yrs | 40-59Â yrs | 60+ yrs | |
Total | 41.5 | 26.9 | 57.1 | 37.6 | 5.4 |
Sex | |||||
 Men | 46.0** | 30.7** | 57.2 | 37.8 | 5.0 |
 Women | 37.0** | 23.3** | 56.9 | 37.3 | 5.8 |
Age group | |||||
 20-39 yrs | 42.0 | 27.2 | 65.7*** | 32.7*** | 1.6*** |
 40-59 yrs | 39.6 | 23.5 | 56.3*** | 39.0*** | 4.6*** |
 60+ yrs | 42.9 | 30.8 | 44.4*** | 43.2*** | 12.4*** |
Education | |||||
 ≤ year 10 | 43.8 | 26.7 | 52.2* | 40.9* | 7.0* |
 High School/TAFE | 40.9 | 26.2 | 56.7* | 35.7* | 7.6* |
 University | 41.1 | 26.8 | 58.8* | 38.4* | 2.8* |
Income | |||||
 <$40 k | 42.9 | 28.3 | 58.5* | 34.4* | 7.1* |
 $40-99 k | 38.8 | 23.5 | 55.1* | 42.2* | 2.6* |
 $100+ | 43.9 | 23.4 | 53.4* | 43.1* | 3.4* |
Language | |||||
 English | 41.5 | 26.2 | 56.9 | 37.8 | 5.3 |
 Other | 41.0 | 30.8 | 57.0 | 37.6 | 5.4 |
Contact with dementia | |||||
 Yes | 44.1* | 27.0 | 57.2 | 37.9 | 4.9 |
 No | 34.6* | 26.6 | 56.7 | 36.7 | 6.5 |