Skip to main content

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the sample divided by group

From: The impact of objective/sensationalist media on young women’s concern and misconceptions about breast cancer: an experimental study

 

Cond. 1* (N = 60)

Cond. 2* (N = 65)

Cond. 3* (N = 55)

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Age

27.58 (6.23)

26.60 (5.30)

27.18 (5.81)

 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Education

   

 Elementary school

2 (3.00)

0

0

 High school

26 (39.40)

18 (27.70)

14 (25.50)

 University

38 (57.60)

47 (72.30)

39 (70.90)

 Missing

0

0

2 (3.60)

Marital status

   

 Single

34 (51.50)

25 (38.50)

25 (45.50)

 Cohabiting

18 (27.30)

32 (49.20)

20 (36.40)

 Married/Common law

13 (19.70)

8 (12.30)

10 (18.20)

 Missing

1 (1.50)

0

0

Work status

   

 Student

32 (48.50)

34 (52.30)

25 (45.50)

 Work part-time

6 (9.10)

3 (4.60)

7 (12.70)

 Work full-time

27 (40.90)

28 (43.10)

19 (34.50)

 Unemployed

1 (1.50)

0

4 (7.30)

Family history breast cancer**

   

No

62 (93.90=

60 (92.30)

52 (94.50)

Yes

4 (6.10)

5 (7.70)

3 (5.50)

  1. Note Cond. = condition; *Participants in condition 1 were exposed to objective information about breast cancer, participants in condition 2 were exposed to sensationalist information about breast cancer featuring a young woman, and participants in condition 3 were exposed to sensationalist information about breast cancer featuring a middle-aged woman; **family history was considered as first-degree relative