Table 1 Characteristics of the participants
From: Public awareness and knowledge of factors associated with dementia in China
Number | Weighted proportion | |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Men | 1154 | 34.57% |
Women | 2184 | 65.43% |
Age (years) | ||
< 40 | 1845 | 55.27% |
40–65 | 1387 | 41.55% |
≥ 65 | 106 | 3.18% |
Education level (years) | ||
Primary school or illiteracy (≤ 6) | 57 | 1.71% |
Middle or high school (6–12) | 618 | 18.51% |
College or university (12–16) | 1669 | 50.00% |
Postgraduate (≥ 16) | 994 | 29.78% |
Type of job | ||
Nonmanual | 2580 | 77.29% |
Manual | 405 | 12.13% |
Retired | 353 | 10.58% |
Income group (yuan/month)1 | ||
0–2000 | 366 | 10.9 6% |
2000–5000 | 978 | 29.30% |
5000–10,000 | 1229 | 36.82% |
> 10,000 | 765 | 22.92% |
Type of residence2 | ||
City | 2894 | 86.70% |
Town | 290 | 8.69% |
Rural area | 154 | 4.61% |
Dementia contact | ||
Yes | 1101 | 32.98% |
No | 1676 | 50.21% |
Unclear | 561 | 16.81% |