Table 4.

Characteristics of participants

	The public, scenario A	The public, scenario B	Patients, scenario A
	N = 533	N = 525	N = 38
Age (years)	N = 512	N = 510	N = 37
Mean (std)	48.2 (15.7)	47.6 (15.9)	58.2 (9.4)
Education (%)	N = 529	N = 514	N = 37
Some high school	6.8%	6.6%	0%
High school	42.2%	45.5%	2.7%
College	36.1%	35.4%	27.0%
Bachelor degree	12.5%	8.4%	37.8%
Master degree	1.9%	3.5%	27.0%
Doctorate	0.6%	0.6%	5.4%
Gender	N = 522	N = 516	N = 36
Female	48.5%	50.6%	58.3%
Male	51.5%	49.4%	41.7%
Number of dependent children	N = 532	N = 517	N = 36
None	57.9%	56.5%	69.4%
1	14.3%	15.5%	5.6%
2	16.2%	16.1%	13.9%
3 or more	11.6%	12.0%	11.1%
Description of current health situation	N = 526	N = 521	N = 37
Excellent	8.9%	11.3%	10.8%
Very good	29.9%	28.6%	16.2%
Good	29.1%	33.6%	32.4%
With some health problems	28.7%	23.8%	21.6%
Having serious health problems	3.4%	2.7%	18.9%
If knew anyone diagnosed with cancer	N = 528	N = 519	N = 36
Yes, very closely	17.8%	16.2%	2.8%
Yes	38.1%	41.6%	30.6%
No	44.1%	42.2%	66.7%
Household’s annual income (Can$)	N = 516	N = 509	N = 36
Less than 25000	15.5%	13.2%	2.8%
25000 to 50000	30.2%	35.6%	27.8%
50000 to 75000	23.1%	23.6%	11.1%
75000 to 100000	16.9%	12.6%	13.9%
100000 to 125000	7.8%	9.6%	8.3%
More than 125000	6.6%	5.5%	36.1%