Table 2.
Responses to questions 1 and 3 by gender
| Men (n = 425) n (% of men) | Women (n = 548) n (% of women) | Total (n = 973)ϕn (% of total) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1: Heart disease most common cause of death in women in Canada* | |||
| True | 206 (48.5) | 304 (55.5) | 510 (52.4) |
| False | 175 (41.2) | 207 (37.8) | 382 (39.3) |
| Don’t know | 44 (10.4) | 37 (6.8) | 81 (8.3) |
| Question 3: Heart disease most common cause of death in men in Canada | |||
| True | 324 (76.2) | 403 (73.5) | 727 (74.7) |
| False | 77 (18.1) | 95 (17.3) | 172 (17.7) |
| Don’t know | 24 (5.6) | 50 (9.1) | 74 (7.6) |
Notes:
ϕ
The gender variable was missing for three participants thus the results reported in this table are based on n = 973, rather than n = 976;
*
p < 0.05.