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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants

From: Impact of a decision aid about stratified ovarian cancer risk-management on women’s knowledge and intentions: a randomised online experimental survey study

 

Total (n = 1031)

Gist group (n = 512)

Extended group (n = 519)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Age

 18–29

199 (19.3)

109 (21.3)

90 (17.3)

 30–39

222 (21.5)

104 (20.3)

118 (22.7)

 40–49

228 (22.1)

115 (22.5)

113 (21.8)

 50–59

210 (20.4)

99 (19.3)

111 (21.4)

 60+

172 (16.7)

85 (16.6)

87 (16.8)

Ethnicity

 White

821 (79.6)

402 (78.5)

419 (80.7)

 Asian

95 (9.2)

52 (10.1)

43 (8.3)

 Black

68 (6.6)

31 (6.0)

37 (7.1)

 Mixed

34 (3.3)

20 (4.0)

14 (2.7)

 Other

8 (0.8)

6 (1.2)

2 (0.4)

First language

 English

937 (90.9)

460 (89.8)

477 (91.9)

 Other

93 (9.0)

52 (10.2)

41 (7.9)

Education

 Degree or equivalent

268 (26.0)

130 (25.4)

138 (26.6)

 Higher education

112 (10.9)

55 (10.7)

57 (11.0)

 A Level or equivalent

235 (22.8)

112 (21.9)

123 (23.7)

 GCSEs grades A*-C or equivalent

256 (24.8)

140 (27.3)

116 (22.4)

 Other qualifications

83 (8.1)

42 (8.2)

41 (7.9)

 No formal qualifications

73 (7.1)

32 (6.3)

41 (7.9)

Family history of breast cancer (yes)

258 (25.0)

125 (24.4)

133 (25.6)

Family history of ovarian cancer (yes)

84 (8.1)

47 (9.2)

37 (7.1)

Comparative risk of ovarian cancer

 Much lower than others

79 (7.7)

37 (7.2)

42 (8.1)

 Lower than others

147 (14.3)

81 (15.8)

66 (12.7)

 Same as others

709 (68.8)

350 (68.4)

359 (69.2)

 Higher than others

85 (8.2)

39 (7.6)

46 (8.9)

 Much higher than others

11 (1.1)

5 (1.0)

6 (1.2)

Worry about breast cancer

 Never

102 (9.9)

43 (8.4)

59 (11.4)

 Rarely

270 (26.2)

139 (27.1)

131 (25.2)

 Sometimes

457 (44.3)

235 (45.9)

222 (42.8)

 Often

152 (14.7)

70 (13.7)

82 (15.8)

 Always

50 (4.8)

25 (4.9)

25 (4.8)

Worry about ovarian cancer

 Never

256 (24.8)

115 (22.5)

141 (27.2)

 Rarely

354 (34.3)

184 (35.9)

170 (32.8)

 Sometimes

348 (33.8)

177 (34.6)

171 (32.9)

 Often

53 (5.1)

22 (4.3)

31 (6.0)

 Always

20 (1.9)

14 (2.7)

6 (1.2)

Previous participation in cancer screening tests

 Cervical

774 (75.1)

377 (73.6)

397 (76.5)

 Breast

400 (38.8)

193 (37.7)

207 (39.9)

 Colorectal

162 (15.7)

79 (15.4)

83 (16.0)

 None of above

214 (20.8)

114 (22.3)

100 (19.3)

  1. Note. In cases where percentages do not add up to 100%, this represents missing data