Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Participants
From: Patients’ perceptions of oral cancer screening in dental practice: a cross-sectional study
Frequency | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
18 to 39 years old | 59 | 36.9 |
40 year old and over | 101 | 63.1 |
Gender | ||
Male | 67 | 37.4 |
Female | 112 | 62.6 |
Ethnicity | ||
White | 85 | 47.8 |
Black | 63 | 35.4 |
Other | 30 | 16.9 |
Marital Status | ||
Single, never married | 75 | 41.7 |
Married and living with spouse | 53 | 29.4 |
Married but separated from spouse | 14 | 7.8 |
Divorced | 22 | 12.2 |
Widowed | 8 | 4.4 |
Other* | 8 | 4.4 |
Educational Qualification | ||
Degree or Degree Equivalent | 63 | 41.7 |
Higher Educational Qualification (below degree) | 12 | 7.9 |
A Levels, Vocational Level 3 & Equivalents | 30 | 19.9 |
Trade Apprenticeships | 27 | 17.9 |
Qualifications at Level 1 or below | 4 | 2.6 |
Other Qualification: Level Unknown | 3 | 2.0 |
No Qualifications | 12 | 7.9 |
National Statistics Socio-economic Classification | ||
Managerial and professional occupations (Level 1) | 89 | 48.4 |
Intermediate occupations (Level 2) | 16 | 8.7 |
Small employers and own account workers (Level 3) | 10 | 5.4 |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations (Level 4) | 14 | 7.6 |
Semi-routine and routine occupations (Level 5) | 19 | 10.3 |
Students, occupations not stated or not classifiable | 36 | 19.6 |