Table 1 Socio demographic Characteristics of Participants
From: Muslim immigrant women’s views on cervical cancer screening and HPV self-sampling in Ontario, Canada
# | |
|---|---|
Age - mean = 39.7+ 11.4, range 21–61, | |
Age Group | |
21–39 | 14 |
40–61 | 16 |
Ethnic origin | |
West Asian (i.e. Iranian) | 15 |
South Asian (i.e. Pakistani/Indian) | 15 |
Length of time in Canada | |
0–4 years | 7 |
5–9 years | 5 |
10 or more | 18 |
Immigration status | |
Landed immigrant/Canadian Citizen | 30 |
Current relationship status | |
Divorced/Separated | 2 |
Married/common law | 24 |
Single, never married | 4 |
Have Children | |
Yes | 21 |
No | 9 |
Rating of English reading, writing & speaking abilities | |
Excellent | 10 |
Good | 15 |
Fair | 5 |
Highest level of education | |
High School (12 grades) or equivalent | 3 |
College (e.g. diploma) or university (e.g. BA, B.Sc.) | 16 |
Post-graduation (e.g.MA, PhD), some or completed | 11 |
Current employment status in Canada | |
Full-time employed (Minimum of 35 h/week) | 6 |
Other | 7 |
Part-time employed | 7 |
Unemployed | 10 |
Average # hours worked per week | |
20–30 h | 2 |
30–40 h | 7 |
40–50 h | 4 |
Less than 20 h | 6 |
Approximate household annual income from all sources after taxes | |
Less than $25,000 | 3 |
$25,000–$40,000 | 3 |
$41,000–$75,000 | 6 |
More than $75,000 | 4 |
Don’t know/Don’t want to answer | 14 |
# of people (both children less than 18 years old and adults) living in household | |
1 | 2 |
2 | 5 |
3 | 10 |
4 | 6 |
5 | 2 |
6 | 1 |
Have relatives living in Canada | |
Yes | 25 |
No | 5 |