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Table 2 Participant characteristics

From: Using willingness-to-pay to establish patient preferences for cancer testing in primary care

Characteristic

Category

n

%

Age group n = 3452

40-59

1519

44.0

60-69

945

27.4

70+

988

28.6

Sex n = 3461

male

1457

42.1

female

2004

57.9

Income n = 2958

<£10,000

720

24.3

£10,000 - £25,000

1166

39.4

£25,001 - £40,000

581

19.6

£40,001 - £75,000

319

10.8

>£75,000

172

5.8

Ethnicity n = 3453

White British

3,096

89.7

White Other

159

4.6

Mixed

40

1.2

Asian or Asian British

90

2.6

Black or Black British

46

1.3

Chinese

10

0.3

Other Ethnic Group

12

0.4

Education n = 3388

None

1,001

29.6

GCSE or equivalent

781

23.1

Vocational / ‘A’ level

850

25.1

Degree and higher

756

22.3

Employment n = 3446

Retired

1,673

48.5

Not in paid employment

379

11.0

Working part time

607

17.6

Working full time

787

22.8

Cancer diagnosis – self n = 3463

Yes

522

15.1

No

2941

84.9

Cancer – family/ close friend n = 3465

Yes

2597

75.0

No

868

25.1

Convenience of hospital n = 3461

Very convenient

1,388

40.1

Quite convenient

1,621

46.8

Quite inconvenient

323

9.3

Very inconvenient

129

3.7

Travel time to hospital n = 3463

<0.5 h

1,759

50.8

0.5 – 1 h

1,458

42.1

>1 h

246

7.1