Table 1 Demographic data of the participants by delivery mode
Demographics | Face-to-face recruitment, N = 819 n (%) | Online website recruitment, N = 429 n (%) | Total, N = 1248 n (%) | P value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Median age, years (range) | 50 (30–65) | 46 (30–65) | 49 (30–65) | < 0.001 |
Age group | ||||
30–40 | 137 (16.7) | 105 (24.5) | 242 (19.4) | < 0.001 |
41–50 | 264 (32.2) | 210 (49.0) | 474 (38.0) | |
51–65 | 392 (47.9) | 113 (26.3) | 505 (40.5) | |
Not specified | 26 (3.2) | 1 (0.2) | 27 (2.2) | |
Ethnicity | ||||
Chinese | 797 (97.3) | 423 (98.6) | 1220 (97.8) | 0.209 |
Non-Chinese | 3 (0.4) | 6 (1.4) | 9 (0.7) | |
Unknown | 19 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 19 (1.5) | |
Monthly income | ||||
< $10,000 | 48 (5.9) | 16 (3.7) | 65 (5.2) | 0.001 |
$10,000 - $19,999 | 191 (23.2) | 65(15.0) | 256 (20.4) | |
$20,000 - $29,999 | 139 (16.9) | 74 (17.1) | 213 (17.0) | |
$30,000 - $39,999 | 86 (10.4) | 50 (11.6) | 136 (10.8) | |
≥ $40,000 | 183 (22.2) | 128 (29.6) | 311 (24.8) | |
Missing | 176 (21.4) | 99 (22.9) | 275 (21.9) | |
Education | ||||
Primary or below | 63 (7.7) | 9 (2.1) | 72 (5.8) | < 0.001 |
Secondary | 473 (57.8) | 225 (52.4) | 698 (55.9) | |
Tertiary | 168 (20.5) | 128 (29.8) | 296 (23.7) | |
Postgraduate or above | 57 (7.0) | 32 (7.5) | 89 (7.1) | |
Missing | 58 (7.1) | 35 (8.2) | 93 (7.5) | |
Parity | ||||
0 | 165 (20.1) | 123 (28.7) | 288 (23.1) | < 0.001 |
≥ 1 | 556 (67.9) | 305 (71.1) | 861 (69.0) | |
Missing | 98 (12.0) | 1 (0.2) | 99 (7.9) | |
Screening history | ||||
Never screened | 116 (14.2) | 47 (11.0) | 163 (13.1) | < 0.001 |
Under screened | 233 (28.4) | 149 (34.7) | 382 (30.6) | |
Regular screening | 389 (47.5) | 214 (49.9) | 603 (48.3) | |
Missing | 81 (9.9) | 19 (4.4) | 100 (8.0) |