Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics
From: Men and women: beliefs about cancer and about screening
|  |  | Women | Men | t or χ2 | p = |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age, years | Â | 49.7 | 52.3 | -4.88 | 0.00 |
Mean age leaving full-time education, years | 17.4 | 17.4 | -0.18 | 0.86 | |
Ethnicity, % white | Â | 97.7 | 96.9 | 1.17 | 0.28 |
Married or with a partner, % | 77.7 | 80.3 | 1.86 | 0.17 | |
Annual household income, % | Up to £10,000 | 18.4 | 16.3 | 10.24 | 0.02 |
|  | £10-20,000 | 29.4 | 23.9 |  |  |
|  | £20-30,000 | 16.8 | 19.1 |  |  |
|  | Above £30,000 | 35.3 | 40.6 |  |  |
Mean EQ index score | Â | 0.82 | 0.83 | -0.81 | 0.42 |
Illness experience, % | Stomach problems | 41.2 | 35.1 | 7.02 | 0.01 |
| Â | Piles/haemorrhoids | 48.8 | 61.8 | 30.19 | 0.00 |
| Â | Heart disease | 44.8 | 37.8 | 8.89 | 0.00 |
| Â | Cancer | 62.1 | 46.7 | 42.00 | 0.00 |
| Â | Stroke | 34.1 | 29.6 | 4.12 | 0.04 |
| Â | Depression | 49.1 | 34.8 | 36.53 | 0.00 |
Tobacco smoking, % | Current smoker | 14.8 | 14.0 | 36.67 | 0.00 |
| Â | Ex-smoker | 27.8 | 41.2 | Â | Â |
| Â | Never smoked | 56.5 | 43.5 | Â | Â |
Considers self to be overweight, % | 39.7 | 38.8 | 0.15 | 0.70 | |