Table 6. Beliefs about cancer outcomes – individual items.
| n (%)a | OR (95% CI)b | |
|---|---|---|
|
Agree with 'Cancer can often be cured' | ||
| UK | 6228/6796 (92.8) | 1.00 (Reference) |
| England | 2108/2290 (92.8) | |
| Northern Ireland | 2086/2251 (92.8) | |
| Wales |
2034/2255 (90.4) |
|
| Denmark |
1786/1960 (91.0) |
0.81 (0.65–1.00) |
| Norway |
1872/1979 (94.6) |
1.38 (1.08–1.77) |
| Sweden |
1887/2006 (94.0) |
1.25 (0.98–1.58) |
| Australia | 3422/3844 (88.9) | 0.65 (0.54–0.78) |
| New South Wales | 1703/1926 (88.7) | |
| Victoria |
1719/1918 (89.3) |
|
| Canada |
1768/2028 (88.3) |
0.59 (0.47–0.72) |
|
Disagree with 'A diagnosis of cancer is a death sentence' | ||
| UK | 4885/6629 (77.4) | 1.00 (Reference) |
| England | 1706/2231 (77.8) | |
| Northern Ireland | 1531/2200 (69.5) | |
| Wales |
1648/2198 (75.8) |
|
| Denmark |
1435/1954 (73.6) |
0.82 (0.71–0.94) |
| Norway |
1500/1959 (76.5) |
0.95 (0.82–1.09) |
| Sweden |
1559/2020 (77.2) |
0.99 (0.86–1.14) |
| Australia | 2785/3787 (73.7) | 0.83 (0.74–0.94) |
| New South Wales | 1406/1906 (73.9) | |
| Victoria |
1379/1881 (73.4) |
|
| Canada |
1519/2018 (75.4) |
0.92 (0.79–1.08) |
|
Agree with 'People with cancer can expect to continue with normal activities and responsibilities' | ||
| UK | 6115/6680 (92.6) | 1.00 (Reference) |
| England | 2074/2256 (92.7) | |
| Northern Ireland | 2023/2218 (91.8) | |
| Wales |
2018/2206 (91.8) |
|
| Denmark |
1687/1929 (87.6) |
0.55 (0.45–0.68) |
| Norway |
1864/1972 (94.4) |
1.36 (1.07–1.74) |
| Sweden |
1816/1971 (92.2) |
0.92 (0.74–1.15) |
| Australia | 3421/3806 (90.0) | 0.73 (0.61–0.88) |
| New South Wales | 1689/1905 (89.0) | |
| Victoria |
1732/1901 (91.2) |
|
| Canada | 1778/2023 (88.8) | 0.92 (0.74–1.15) |
Abbreviation: CI=confidence interval. Note: an odds ratio >1 indicates less negative beliefs about cancer.
Percentages and odds ratios for all UK countries combined, both Australian states combined and all Canadian provinces combined are weighted for unequal sampling fraction by country (UK), state (Australia) or province (Canada).
All percentages and odds ratios are weighted for different probabilities of selection by household size.
a
Directly age–sex standardised using European Standard Population.
b
Adjusted for age and sex.