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Table 2 Survey Participant demographics

From: Public acceptability of a technology-mediated stool sample collection platform to inform community-based surveillance of infectious intestinal disease: a pilot study

Demographic Variables

Overall (N = 174)

Gender

(N = 174)

 Female

120 (69.0%)

 Male

53 (30.5%)

 Prefer not to say

1 (0.6%)

Age group (in years)

(N = 174)

 16–17

1 (0.6%)

 18–24

19 (10.9%)

 25–34

63 (36.2%)

 35–44

38 (21.8%)

 45–54

35 (20.1%)

 55–64

13 (7.5%)

 65 + 

5 (2.9%)

Household Income

(N = 172)

 < £10,000

9 (5.2%)

 £10,001–20,000

10 (5.7%)

 £20,001–30,000

32 (18.4%)

 £30,001–45,000

29 (16.7%)

 £45,001–60,000

35 (20.1%)

 > £60,000

57 (32.8%)

Educational Attainment

(N = 173)

 A levels/BTEC/level 3 diploma

36 (20.7%)

 Degree/PGDips

68 (39.1%)

 Masters

35 (20.1%)

 NVQ/GCSE/O Level

12 (6.9%)

 Other

2 (1.1%)

 PhD

20 (11.5%)

Ethnicity

(N = 174)

 BAMEb

19 (10.9%)

 White British

141 (81.0%)

 White Othera

14 (8.0%)

Number of Children

(N = 168)

 0

102 (58.6%)

 1 to 2

59 (33.9%)

 3 or more

7 (4.0%)

  1. Proportions expressed as percentages account for (include) missing data from survey
  2. aWhite Other: included those who identified as; Irish, Gypsy or Irish Traveller, Other,
  3. bBAME: included those who identified as; ‘Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Groups’; White and Asian, White and Black African, White and Black Caribbean, Other; ‘Asian British/Asian’; Chinese, Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi, Other; ‘Black British/Black’; African, Caribbean, Other; ‘Other Ethnic Group’; Arab, Other