Table 1. Description of study sample (from data provided by participants in response to the questionnaire).
| Leaflet A (new) | Leaflet B (old) | p*1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean ± SD) |
48.67 ± 0.79 (n = 178) |
48.76 ± 0.80 (n = 175) |
n.s. | |
| Highest educational level attained | none or primary school | 35 (19.66%) | 32 (18.39%) | n.s. |
| middle school | 61 (34.27%) | 64 (36.78%) | ||
| high school | 49 (27.53%) | 55 (31.61%) | ||
| university | 33 (18.54%) | 23 (13.22%) | ||
| Family status | single | 19 (10.67%) | 14 (8.00%) | 0.025*2 |
| married | 119 (66.85%) | 141 (80.57%) | ||
| divorced | 37 (20.79%) | 19 (10.86%) | ||
| widowed | 3 (1.69%) | 1 (0.57%) | ||
| Living circumstances | alone | 24 (13.48%) | 14 (8.00%) | n.s. |
| with husband/life partner | 130 (73.03%) | 144 (82.29%) | ||
| with relatives | 22 (12.36%) | 13 (7.43%) | ||
| with others | 2 (1.12%) | 4 (2.29%) | ||
| Native language | German | 166 (93.26%) | 157 (89.71%) | n.s. |
| other | 12 (6.74%) | 18 (10.29%) | ||
| Personal experience of breast cancer | none | 40 (22.60%) | 35 (20.11%) | n.s. |
| in remote acquaintances | 102 (57.63%) | 108 (62.07%) | ||
| in relatives | 32 (18.08%) | 27 (15.52%) | ||
| I myself have had breast cancer | 3 (1.69%) | 4 (2.30%) | ||
*1Significance tests (all with a = 5%): t test for age. chi-square test for all frequencies.
*2Post hoc assessment of corrected standard residues: significantly more divorced and fewer married women in group A compared to group B.
n.s: difference not significant; SD. standard deviation