Table 1 The participant socio-demographic characteristics (n = 353)
From: Adaptation and validation of the Chinese version of the lung cancer screening health belief scales
Characteristic | n(%) | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 284(80.45) |
Female | 69(19.55) | |
Residential location | Urban | 197(55.81) |
Suburban | 59(16.71) | |
Rural | 97(27.48) | |
Educational level | Primary school degree or below | 56(15.86) |
Middle school degree | 78(22.10) | |
Technical school/college degree | 143(40.51) | |
Bachelor’s degree or higher | 76(21.53) | |
Religious belief | No religion | 177(50.14) |
Christianity | 44(12.46) | |
Buddhism | 124(35.13) | |
Islamism | 6(1.70) | |
Others(e.g. Taoism) | 2(0.60) | |
Employment status | worker | 49(13.88) |
farmer | 89(25.21) | |
Administrative cadre | 43(12.18) | |
Science and technology、medical personnel or teacher | 49(13.88) | |
Individual, business, enterprise or service personnel | 103(29.18) | |
Retired | 13(3.68) | |
Housewife | 6(1.70) | |
Others a | 1(0.28) | |
Occupational exposure b | Yes | 208(58.92) |
No | 145(41.08) | |
Medical insurance | Self-paid (uninsured) | 42(11.90) |
Provincial medical insurance | 73(20.68) | |
Municipal medical insurance | 99(28.05) | |
New agricultural cooperative medical insurance | 138(39.09) | |
Others(e.g. medical insurance for urban employees) | 1(0.28) | |
Monthly household income (yuan, RMB) | < 1000 | 30(8.50) |
1000–2999 | 87(24.65) | |
3000–4999 | 123(34.84) | |
> 5000 | 113(32.01) | |
Smoking status | current smoker | 267(75.64) |
Former smoker (now quit) | 86(24.36) | |
Smoking status of family members | current smoker | 286(81.02) |
Former smoker (now quit) | 67(18.98) | |
History of lung disease | Yes | 58(16.43) |
No | 295(83.57) | |
Metal implants or devices in your chest or back | Yes | 100(28.33) |
No | 253(71.67) | |
Suffering from cancer | Yes | 12(3.40) |
No | 341(96.60) | |
Family history of cancer | No | 273(77.34) |
Unclear | 65(18.41) | |
Yes | 15(4.25) | |
Frequency of lung cancer screening | Never | 142(40.23) |
Every year | 147(41.64) | |
Uncertain | 64(18.13) | |