Table 1.
Characteristics of respondents who participated in the Web-based and telephone surveys (n=3724).
|
|
Telephone (n=2411) frequency (%) |
Web-based (n=1313) frequency (%) |
|
| Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
Malea | 987 (40.9) | 593 (42.5) |
|
|
Female | 1424 (59.1) | 720 (54.8) |
| Age, years |
|
|
|
|
|
20-29b | 231 (9.6) | 410 (31.2) |
|
|
30-39 | 422 (17.5) | 503 (38.3) |
|
|
40-49 | 675 (28.0) | 283 (21.6) |
|
|
50-59 | 591 (24.5) | 100 (7.6) |
|
|
≥60 | 488 (20.2) | 17 (1.3) |
|
|
Unknown | 4 (0.2) | 0 |
| Education |
|
|
|
|
|
Junior high school and belowb | 660 (27.4) | 12 (0.9) |
|
|
Senior high school | 787 (32.6) | 160 (12.2) |
|
|
University | 837 (34.7) | 840 (64.0) |
|
|
Graduated school | 124 (5.1) | 299 (22.8) |
|
|
Unknown | 3 (0.1) | 2 (0.2) |
| Monthly household income |
|
|
|
|
|
No incomeb | 51 (2.1) | 17 (1.3) |
|
|
NT$1-29,999 | 336 (13.9) | 126 (9.6) |
|
|
NT$30,000-$59,999 | 749 (31.1) | 432 (32.9) |
|
|
NT$60,000-$90,000 | 434 (18.0) | 297 (22.6) |
|
|
NT$90,000 and above | 549 (22.8) | 280 (21.3) |
|
|
Unknown | 292 (12.1) | 161 (12.3) |
| Marital status |
|
|
|
|
|
Unmarriedb | 429 (17.8) | 631 (48.1) |
|
|
Married or cohabiting | 1688 (70.0) | 598 (45.5) |
|
|
Other | 287 (11.9) | 73 (5.6) |
|
|
Unknown | 7 (0.3) | 11 (0.8) |
| Religion |
|
|
|
|
|
No religion | 685 (28.4) | 418 (31.8) |
|
|
Buddhism | 1533 (63.6) | 762 (58.0) |
|
|
Christ Catholic | 146 (6.1) | 79 (6.0) |
|
|
Other | 33 (1.4) | 19 (1.5) |
|
|
Unknown | 14 (0.6) | 35 (2.7) |
| Comorbidity |
|
|
|
|
|
Hypertensionb | 314 (13.0) | 64 (4.9) |
|
|
Diabetesb | 112 (4.7) | 26 (2.0) |
|
|
Lipoid metabolism | 60 (2.5) | 31 (2.4) |
|
|
Heart diseaseb | 64 (2.7) | 11 (0.8) |
| Profession |
|
|
|
|
|
Government or military employeeb | 155 (6.4) | 208 (15.8) |
|
|
Company or organization employee | 890 (36.9) | 546 (41.6) |
|
|
Person in charge | 159 (6.6) | 32 (2.4) |
|
|
Licensed professional | 5 (0.2) | 57 (4.3) |
|
|
Professional union staff | 139 (5.8) | 18 (1.4) |
|
|
Farmer or fisherman | 92 (3.8) | 2 (0.2) |
|
|
Student | 59 (2.5) | 110 (8.4) |
|
|
Homemaker | 471 (19.5) | 85 (6.5) |
|
|
Unemployed | 142 (5.9) | 56 (4.3) |
|
|
Retired | 285 (11.8) | 31 (2.4) |
|
|
Other | 0 | 150 (11.4) |
|
|
Unknown | 14 (0.6) | 18 (1.4) |
| Drinking |
|
|
|
|
|
Never | 845 (35.0) | 447 (34.0) |
|
|
Yes | 1566 (65.0) | 848 (64.6) |
|
|
Unknown | 0 | 18 (1.4) |
| Smoking |
|
|
|
|
|
Neverb | 1652 (68.5) | 1018 (77.5) |
|
|
Smoked, but not more than five packages | 159 (6.6) | 109 (8.3) |
|
|
Smoked more than five packages | 600 (24.9) | 175 (13.3) |
|
|
Unknown | 0 | 11 (0.8) |
| Betel nut |
|
|
|
|
|
Neverb | 1981 (82.2) | 1150 (87.6) |
|
|
Tried only 1-2 times | 123 (5.1) | 112 (8.5) |
|
|
Eaten previously, but not in the last 6 months | 202 (8.4) | 41 (3.1) |
|
|
Eaten many times within the last 6 months | 105 (4.4) | 10 (0.8) |
| Exercise in past 2 weeks |
|
|
|
|
|
No | 775 (32.1) | 429 (32.7) |
|
|
Yes | 1636 (67.9) | 844 (64.3) |
|
|
Unknown | - | 40 (3.0) |
| Residential area |
|
|
|
|
|
Taipei regionb | 793 (32.9) | 524 (39.9) |
|
|
Northern region | 352 (14.6) | 201 (15.3) |
|
|
Central region | 456 (18.9) | 231 (17.6) |
|
|
Southern region | 357 (14.8) | 137 (10.4) |
|
|
Eastern region | 60 (2.5) | 29 (2.2) |
|
|
KaoPing region | 393 (16.3) | 191 (14.5) |
a P<.05.
b P<.001.