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Table 3 Bivariate associations with awareness that the risk of liver, breast, colon & rectal, and mouth & throat cancer is increased by drinking alcohol (N = 2100)

From: Public awareness of the link between alcohol and cancer in England in 2015: a population-based survey

 

Number

Liver

Breast

Colon and rectal

Mouth and throat

  

Yes %

No/DK %

P a

Yes %

No/DK %

P a

Yes

No/DK %

P a

Yes

No/DK %

P a

Overall

2100

80.0

20.0

-

17.8

82.2

-

38.5

61.5

-

48.1

51.9

-

Gender

   

<0.001

  

0.014

  

0.190

  

0.020

 Male

1030

76.3

23.7

 

15.7

84.3

 

37.1

62.9

 

45.5

54.5

 

 Female

1070

83.6

16.4

 

19.8

80.2

 

39.9

60.1

 

50.6

49.4

 

Education

   

<0.001

  

0.281

  

0.002

  

<0.001

 No qualifications

315

73.0

27.0

 

16.8

83.2

 

30.5

69.5

 

39.4

60.6

 

 Below degree

1155

79.6

20.4

 

17.0

83.0

 

38.6

61.4

 

46.8

53.2

 

 Degree or above

630

84.3

15.7

 

19.8

80.2

 

42.4

57.6

 

54.8

45.2

 

IMD quintilec

   

0.317

  

0.773

  

0.862

  

0.056

 5 Most deprived

479

78.1

21.9

 

19.6

80.4

 

37.0

63.0

 

43.0

57.0

 

 4

474

80.8

19.2

 

16.7

83.3

 

38.9

61.1

 

47.8

52.2

 

 3

426

81.5

18.5

 

17.1

82.9

 

39.6

60.4

 

50.2

49.8

 

 2

351

77.7

22.3

 

18.3

81.7

 

40.0

60.0

 

47.4

52.6

 

 1 Least deprived

349

82.8

17.2

 

17.2

82.8

 

37.2

62.8

 

53.0

47.0

 

Region

   

0.943

  

0.033

  

0.344

  

0.750

 North East

115

80.0

20.0

 

29.6

70.4

 

44.3

55.7

 

53.0

47.0

 

 North West

320

79.0

21.0

 

17.9

82.1

 

34.8

65.2

 

48.4

51.6

 

 Yorkshire & The Humber

207

79.8

20.2

 

14.4

85.6

 

40.4

59.6

 

44.7

55.3

 

 East Midlands

182

81.9

18.1

 

18.1

81.9

 

39.6

60.4

 

47.8

52.2

 

 West Midlands

218

80.2

19.8

 

18.0

82.0

 

37.3

62.7

 

46.1

53.9

 

 East of England

186

79.0

21.0

 

13.4

86.6

 

32.3

67.7

 

46.8

53.2

 

 London

285

78.7

21.3

 

19.9

80.1

 

37.9

62.1

 

45.3

54.7

 

 South East

378

79.8

20.2

 

17.5

82.5

 

40.6

59.4

 

50.7

49.3

 

 South West

209

83.7

16.3

 

15.3

84.7

 

42.1

57.9

 

50.7

49.3

 

Audit C

   

0.059

  

0.284

  

0.828

  

0.291

  < 5

1234

81.4

18.6

 

17.1

82.9

 

38.3

61.7

 

47.1

52.9

 

 5+

866

78.1

21.9

 

18.9

81.1

 

38.8

61.2

 

49.4

50.6

 
  

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

P b

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

P b

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

P b

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

P b

Age

2100

47.7 (16.8)

48.6 (15.8)

0.323

47.0 (15.9)

48.0 (16.8)

0.282

48.5 (16.0)

47.4 (17.0)

0.143

47.2 (16.7)

48.5 (16.5)

0.076

  1. DK Don’t know
  2. aBased on χ2 test
  3. bBased on t-test
  4. cMissing cases (n = 21) are not presented here