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. 2006 Jul;60(7):606–615. doi: 10.1136/jech.2005.037952

Table 2 Characteristics of study sample.

Characteristics Total (n = 976) Men (n = 427) Women (n = 549) Mann‐Whitney p value χ2 p value
Personal
Ethnicity (n (%))
 Born in Canada 540 (55.3) 234 (54.8) 306 (55.7)
 Not born in Canada (not Chinese/South Asian) 221 (22.6) 100 (23.4) 121 (22.0)
 South Asian (not born in Canada) 67 (6.9) 26 (6.1) 41 (7.5)
 Chinese (not born in Canada) 148 (15.2) 67 (15.7) 81 (14.8) 0.79
 Age (years) (mean (SD)) 55.5 (11.1) 56.6 (11.1) 54.7 (11.1) <0.01
Education (n (%))
 <High school 92 (9.5) 45 (10.6) 47 (8.6)
 High school 243 (25.0) 100 (23.5) 143 (26.2)
 College/diploma/certificate/incomplete university 342 (35.2) 134 (31.5) 208 (38.2)
 Baccalaureate or higher 294 (30.3) 147 (34.5) 147 (27.0) 0.03
Total household income (n (%))
 $0–$19999 77 (9.7) 26 (7.0) 51 (12.1)
 $20000–$39999 150 (19.0) 64 (17.3) 86 (20.4)
 $40000–$59999 168 (21.2) 69 (18.7) 99 (23.5)
 $60000–$79999 118 (14.9) 64 (17.3) 54 (12.8)
 $80000–$99999 107 (13.5) 54 (14.6) 53 (12.6)
 $100000+ 171 (21.6) 92 (24.9) 79 (18.7) 0.01
Lives alone (n (%)) 167 (17.1) 57 (13.3) 110 (20.1) <0.01
Anxiety score (mean (SD)) 13.4 (5.2) 12.3 (5.0) 14.3 (5.1) <0.001
Vulnerability score (mean (SD)) 9.1 (3.9) 8.5 (3.9) 9.6 (3.9) <0.001
Case scenario version (n (%))
 Male character 342 (35.0) 133 (31.1) 209 (38.1)
 Female character 296 (30.3) 125 (29.3) 171 (31.1)
 Gender indeterminate character 338 (34.6) 169 (39.6) 169 (30.8) 0.01
AMI
Had an AMI (n (%)) 51 (5.3) 29 (6.8) 22 (4.0) 0.06
Immediate family member with AMI (n (%)) 420 (43.3) 169 (39.8) 251 (46.0) 0.05
Another relative/close friend with AMI (n (%)) 519 (53.5) 226 (53.3) 293 (53.6) 0.94
Discussed the signs and symptoms of AMI with health professional (n (%)) 301 (30.9) 152 (35.6) 149 (27.2) <0.01
AMI knowledge score (mean (SD)) 6.6 (1.5) 6.6 (1.5) 6.6 (1.6) 0.60