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Table 2 Weighted and unweighted distribution of demographic characteristics among the 1520 respondents

From: Low levels of awareness and motivation towards cancer prevention amongst the general public in Sweden: a cross-sectional study focusing on the European Code Against Cancer

 

Unweighted

Weighted

Variable

n

%

n

%

Gender

    

 • Male

767

50.5

768

50.5

 • Female

753

49.5

752

49.5

Age (years)a

    

 • 18–34

288

18.9

428

28.1

 • 35–49

362

23.8

376

24.7

 • 50–64

407

26.8

361

23.8

 • 65–84

463

30.5

355

23.4

National background

    

 • Swedish

1243

81.8

1216

80.0

 • Foreign

102

6.7

99

6.5

 • Missing

175

11.5

205

13.5

Education level

    

 • Primary school

65

4.3

114

7.5

 • Secondary school

506

33.3

812

53.4

 • College / University

949

62.4

594

39.1

Income (SEK/month)

    

 • < 20,000

323

21.2

427

28.1

 • 20,000–39,999

595

39.1

598

39.3

 • ≥ 40,000

538

35.4

433

28.5

 • Don’t know / Does not want to disclose

64

4.2

62

4.1

Living alone

    

 • Yes

366

24.1

378

24.8

 • No

1154

75.9

1142

75.2

Health care region

    

 • Stockholm-Gotland

393

25.9

373.1

24.5

 • Mid-Sweden

312

20.5

314.6

20.7

 • South East

135

8.9

148.8

9.8

 • South

253

16.6

277.1

18.2

 • West

274

18.0

274.4

18.1

 • North

153

10.1

131.9

8.7

  1. Notes: SD, standard deviation; SEK, Swedish Krona. 10,000 SEK ≈ €885. a The unweighted mean (SD) age was 53.3 (17.5) years, while the weighted mean (SD) age was 48.7 (18.5) years