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. 2010 May 4;7(5):e1000270. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000270

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of survey respondents.

Characteristics of Respondents (n = 2,025) n (%)
Respondents' gender
Female 1,719 (84.9)
Male 301 (14.9)
No response 5 (0.2)
Age of respondents (y)
19–29 17 (0.8)
30–39 632 (31.2)
40–49 1,135 (56.0)
50–59 189 (9.3)
60+ 15 (0.7)
No response 37 (1.8)
Child received all childhood vaccines
Yes (all) 1,903 (94.1)
Yes (some) 82 (4.1)
Unsure 8 (0.4)
No 30 (1.5)
Ever heard of HPV
Yes 1,878 (92.7)
No 147 (7.3)
History of cervical cancer (self or partner)
Yes 80 (4.0)
No 1,906 (94.1)
Unsure/missing 39 (1.9)
History of abnormal Pap smear (self or partner)
Yes 700 (34.6)
No 1,274 (62.9)
Unsure/missing 51 (2.5)
Education
High school education/vocational school 713 (35.9)
Some or complete undergraduate degree 1,119 (55.3)
Postgraduate degree 156 (7.7)
Missing 37 (.8)
Family composition
Single parent/guardian 252 (12.4)
Two parents (male/female) 1,513 (74.7)
Parents/guardians extended family 92 (4.5)
Blended families 128 (6.3)
Missing 40 (2.0)
Number of children
One or two children 1,297 (64.0)
Three of more children 728 (36.0)
Country of birth
Canada 1,544 (76.2)
England 54 (2.7)
China 15 (0.7)
India 64 (3.2)
Philippines 39 (1.9)
United States 47 (2.3)
Germany 16 (0.8)
Other 246 (12.1)
Religious background
Christian (Catholic or Protestant) 327 (16.2)
Christian (other) 440 (21.7)
Sikh 47 (2.3)
Muslim 18 (0.9)
Buddhist 12 (0.6)
Evangelical Christian 8 (0.3)
Jewish 3 (0.1)
Other religion (including other Christian denominations) 476 (23.5)
None 694 (43.3)
Organized religion
No religious affiliation 632 (31.2)
Religious affiliation 1,393 (68.8)