Table 4 Australian general population sample preference for study explanation, and survey method by sex and age group ( % by column)
From: A telephone survey of factors affecting willingness to participate in health research surveys
Total | Men | Women | <40 years | 40–60 years | >60 years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Study explanation | ||||||
1-page explanation | 631 (42) | 276 (43) | 355 (40) | 182 (43) | 244 (39) | 200 (43) |
4-page explanation | 838 (55) | 339 (53) | 499 (57) | 230 (54) | 367 (59) | 240 (52) |
Don’t know/care | 51 (3) | 24 (4) | 27 (3) | 11 (3) | 15 (2) | 25 (5) |
Pa= 0.343 | Pa= 0.018 | |||||
Survey method | ||||||
Telephone survey | 310 (20) | 140 (22) | 170 (19) | 70 (16) | 118 (19) | 122 (26) |
Mail survey | 498 (32) | 182 (28) | 316 (35) | 79 (18) | 193 (30) | 225 (47) |
Online survey | 623 (40) | 284 (44) | 339 (38) | 256 (60) | 277 (44) | 87 (18) |
Don’t know/care | 111 (7) | 43 (7) | 68 (8) | 23 (5) | 48 (8) | 40 (8) |
Pa= 0.011 | Pa<0.001 | |||||