Table 3

Influence of sociodemographic factors on total knowledge scores for prompted signs and symptoms and risk factor items.

Sociodemographic CharacteristicAll participants
Mean total score out of 32P-valueMultiple regression analysis
BetaP-value95% confidence interval
LowerUpper
Age
 <1814.370.004*0.0300.211-0.2030.922
 18-3915.37
 40+15.65
Gender
 Male15.600.058–0.0190.444-0.7880.346
 Female15.16
Ethnicity
 Arab15.340.017*0.0320.173-0.3271.81
 Other16.46
Language
 Arabic15.250.1020.0260.261-0.8253.04
 English16.89
Marital status
 Single14.990.000*0.0200.389-0.2770.712
 Married15.71
Education
 No qualifications15.000.1840.0040.856-0.4070.490
 <University15.07
 ≥University15.41
 Other13.13
Employment status
 Employed15.860.000*–0.0880.001*-1.50-0.409
 Unemployed14.92
Cancer contact
 Yes15.970.000*–0.0820.000*-1.39-0.475
 No14.94
  • P-values for ANOVA Welch and Brown-Forsythe.

  • * represents significance p<0.05